Is an elephant the animal with the longest trunk in the world?

The Asian elephant is tall and mighty, gentle and kind, and is a symbol of strength, majesty, hard-working, and hard-working. It has a body length of 5-7 meters, a shoulder height of meters, a tail length of meters, and a weight of 3000-5000 kilograms. Its snout is the longest of the animals, and is actually an extension of the nose and upper lip, with a smooth surface that droops all the way to the ground, swinging around incessantly.

It is composed of more than 40,000 muscle fibers, which are rich in neural connections, and are not only sensitive to smell, but also a tool for feeding, absorbing water, and powerful for self-defense. At the tip of the nose there is a protrusion like a finger, which is not large, but it is rich in nerve cells, and the sensation is extremely sensitive, making the trunk very flexible, able to turn and bend at will, and have the same function as a human hand. In zoos, trained elephants can use their noses to lift heavy objects, pull nails, untie ropes, and even pick up embroidery needles on the ground.

Interestingly, it can also wrap its noses around each other to express friendly feelings or flirt between males and females, just like a human handshake.

2. The Asian elephant has the longest snout in the world, the longest is more than 1 meter, and the tusks are more than 1 meter long.

The animal with the longest snout in the world is the elephant.

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In addition to elephants, Malayan tapirs also have long trunks.

Elephants have these characteristics:

1. Long trunk: Elephants belong to the order Proboscida, with a long and flexible nose that can be curled, and a finger-like protrusion at the end of the nose, which can pick up small items.

2. Big ears: The main external characteristics of elephants are flexible and muscular proboscis and large ears, which have the function of winding and curling, and are powerful tools for elephants to defend themselves and take food.

3. Ivory: The upper jaw two incisors develop into long and curved tusks, which are important for defending against the enemy. The largest recorded ivory is 350 centimeters long and weighs about 107 kilograms.

4. Elephants are the world's largest land-dwelling social mammals, usually in families. The cortex of elephants is very thick, but the folds of the cortex are very thin, so it is often used to prevent mosquito bites by mud baths. Ivory is important for defending against enemies**.

5. The ancestors of elephants appeared on Earth tens of millions of years ago. The elephant family was once one of the most dominant animal groups on Earth, with more than 400 fossil species discovered.