How is an elephant trunk like an accordion?
How is an elephant trunk like an accordion?
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It’s strong, flexible and sometimes musical! More than 100,000 muscles, fibers and tendons make up an elephant’s trunk, outnumbering those found in the human body. Elephants use their trunks for everything, from breathing, eating and drinking to lifting, bathing and much more. It’s a useful communication tool, too, capable of producing everything from quiet, earth-quaking vibrations (called “rumbles”) to blaring trumpet vocalizations.
Asian elephant Swarna is in the middle of our herd’s social hierarchy. She uses her trunk to greet others and show dominance or subordination—it depends on the situation. She may tug on the other elephants’ ears or tails to express dominance. Or, she may place her trunk in another’s mouth to show she accepts their authority. Swarna will also comfort other elephants, particularly Maharani, by using her trunk to draw them closer.
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How good is an elephant’s sense of smell? It’s 100 times better than a human’s—so good, in fact, they can even smell water underground and pick up on chemosensory communications, 
such as hormones and pheromones. And, of course, they use their trunks to sniff out food, including bushes, shrubs and grasses. A single, finger-like appendage at the tip of an Asian elephant’s trunk helps them grab their meal!
such as hormones and pheromones. And, of course, they use their trunks to sniff out food, including bushes, shrubs and grasses. A single, finger-like appendage at the tip of an Asian elephant’s trunk helps them grab their meal!
