Elephants use their trunks, which weigh more than 100 kilograms, in a variety of ways: to forage through vegetation for food, to drink and even as a snorkel when wading through deep water.

An elephant who was on the verge of death after collapsing with a broken leg has been rescued after 17 days unable to stand. The 35-year-old Asian elephant, named "Moti," was found collapsed in an ...