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Elephant's Trunk (other)
An elephant trunk or elephant's trunk is the Elephant#Trunk, proboscis/nose of an elephant. An elephant's trunk contains 8 pairs of muscles (and 150,000 muscle fascicles) and can be about feet long. An African elephant's trunk has a diameter of about at the tip, with nostril diameter of . The phrase may also refer to other things considered similarly shaped, including: * Elephant trunk (astronomy), a type of formation of interstellar matter. * The Elephant's Trunk nebula, a specific nebula, also in astronomy. * Elephant Trunk Hill, a landmark and tourist attraction in Guilin, Guangxi, China. * A funnel cloud * Elephant trunk snake, a species of snake. See also

* Elephant's toothpaste, an experiment using the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide using a catalyst, which produces an exothermic reaction of rising foam. {{dab ...
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Elephants are the largest existing land animals. Three living species are currently recognised: the African bush elephant, the African forest elephant, and the Asian elephant. They are the only surviving members of the family Elephantidae and the order Proboscidea. The order was formerly much more diverse during the Pleistocene, but most species became extinct during the Late Pleistocene epoch. Distinctive features of elephants include a long proboscis called a trunk, tusks, large ear flaps, pillar-like legs, and tough but sensitive skin. The trunk is used for breathing, bringing food and water to the mouth, and grasping objects. Tusks, which are derived from the incisor teeth, serve both as weapons and as tools for moving objects and digging. The large ear flaps assist in maintaining a constant body temperature as well as in communication. African elephants have larger ears and concave backs, whereas Asian elephants have smaller ears, and convex or level backs. Elephants ...
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