
How does an elephant use its trunk?
Animation describing all the ways in which an elephant uses his trunk. Sam, a young tortoise, asks Grandad Charlie for a bedtime story about the elephant's trunk. Grandad tells of a father elephant teaching Junior about all the things he could do with his trunk. Elephants use their trunks to reach leaves on tall trees, to drink and to wash. Trumpeting helps to frighten off predators such as lions. Elephants can even use their trunks to help them breathe when they are underwater.
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