elephant anatomy

As a family of animal lovers of all kinds, we often get questions about how elephants compare to other creatures. We’ve had a few curious minds wondering about how elephant rumbles compare to kitten purrs. For today’s EleFACT Friday, we’re going to find out. ...

Have you ever watched a video of an elephant drinking water and wondered how exactly they can store so much water in their trunks? Well, research from the Georgia Institute of Technology has found that elephants can dilate their nostrils which allows them to store up to 5.5 liters of…...

None of us here in the GSE family are strangers to the fact that elephant trunks are capable of some amazing things. From slinging dirt and dust, to aiding in some occasional mischief, the trunk of an elephant is just one part of what makes them incredible animals. Recent research…...

Happy EleFACT Friday. Did you know that, as humans, our bodies contain organs and body parts that have lost or changed function over time? Vestiges, or vestigial structures, are pieces of human and animal bodies that continue to exist without retaining their original function. It’s most often used in biology…...