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An elephant can use its trunk to carry a tree, pick up a peanut, have a drink, or take a shower. The trunk itself is the modified nose and upper lip, lined with muscles that allow it to bend and grasp like an arm and hand. Unable to reach the ground or feed high in trees with its mouth, the elephant uses its trunk to break off branches, pluck fruits, pick off leaves, and pull up tufts of grass. To drink, the elephant sucks water into its trunk then squirts it into its mouth. It uses the same technique to spray its body with water to keep cool or throw dust to keep down parasites. The African elephant has two lips at the tip of its trunk; the Asian elephant has only an upper one. Sensory hairs lining the prehensile, finger-like lips allow small objects to be picked up.
ADAPTABLE TRUNK
An African elephant strips bark from a tree using its trunk ike a hand to hold the food and deliver it to its mouth.
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