Nelly the Elephant learns how to use its trunk!

Nelly the Elephant learns how to use its trunk!

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Cute baby elephant
Cute baby elephant / canva

"What is this thing dangling on the edge of my face?"

Just like human babies, elephants also need to learn how to navigate their body, specifically the trunk. 

Get ready for a bundle of joy, love, and epic cuteness! Have a look at an elephant discovering how to use its trunk for the first time. 

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On International Elephant Day, we are sharing the love for this little guy:

This cuteness overload has us wanting to adopt a calf of our own! 

Here is some information on what an elephant trunk is used for: 

An elephant’s trunk is considered a marvel of biology. It has a variety of uses such as to drink, store, and spray water. They are also able to blow air through it to communicate. 

“It’s like a muscular multitool,” said Andrew Schulz, a mechanical engineering doctoral student at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

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