Elephant trunk is very important organ, without which it cannot exist. It may be
called as the lifeline of an elephant
. It is as essential for the elephant as the hands are for
us. It is an extension of the nose and upper lip. For elephant, it performs the functions of
hands, nose and lips. They have also developed a heavy head. Since a heavy head cannot
be carried on a long neck, so the elephant need long trunks to reach their food. The trunk
has about 40,000 muscles. Because of such high number of muscles, it is flexible and
strong. It can lift huge wooden poles with its trunk. The tip of the trunk is just like a
finger and is so sensitive that it can even lift a needle. It carries its food to the mouth with
its help. It also drinks water with the help of the trunk. To take baths, it fills water in it,
curls it up and pours that over its back. Thus, we can see how the trunk is very useful for
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