Why do elephants have trunks?
An elephant's trunk is its nose and its hand, all in one!
Pip’s answer
- An elephant's trunk is its nose and its hand, all in one!
- It can pick up grass, fruit, and even one tiny peanut.
- Slurp! Elephants suck water into their trunks. Then they squirt it in their mouths or spray a shower.
- Wow-ee, a trunk has thousands of muscles and no bones at all!
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Can you swing your arm like a wiggly elephant trunk?
For grown-ups
An elephant's trunk is its nose and upper lip joined together, with around 40,000 muscles and no bones. Elephants use it to breathe, smell, drink (by sucking water up and squirting it into the mouth), grab food, greet each other and even snorkel while swimming.
Ask your child: If you had a trunk, what would you use it for?
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