The learning process for an elephant using its trunk looks very similar to a baby learning to use its hands. Baby elephants touch anything from other herd members to their surroundings with trunks.

Nandi the baby elephant started life with a spaghetti noodle of a nose, but her mom is teaching the calf that her trunk can be so much more Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been ...

“Watching baby elephants figure that out — it’s kind of like trying to make a noodle work,” says Reid Park Zoo elephant care ... s learning to use her trunk to pick up different pieces ...