An elephant’s trunk is a marvel of physiology! These rather odd looking appendages have no bones and no joints, but a whopping 40,000 muscles! In comparison, the human body only has 600 muscles. Strong enough to uproot a tree, but gentle enough to pick a single leaf off a tree...! 🍃 💪🏾 It's really the ultimate multi-tool of the animal kingdom. As with any muscle, you need to train it, to use it! With great muscle, comes great responsibility! This is just one of the reasons why we take the Ret

An elephant's trunk contains over 40,000 muscles. The human body only contains approximately 650 musclesDomestic elephants are very different then their wild cousins, they are raised in A different environment where they interact with humans daily and enjoy doing different activities with their people. Elephants can form strongbonds with people and those people become part of their herd. #Elephant #Animal #FreeContactCare #ElephantCare #MultiSpeciesHerd | The Walking Elephant

Watch our for the trunk-movements. 😯 An elephant trunk has up to 40.000 muscles. 🤯 Comparison with humans: We have more than 600 muscles in the entire body. Follow me Sightings by Phil for daily wildlife clips. 🙏 #elephant #elephantlove #elephants #africananimals #africanwildlife #africansafari | Sightings by Phil