2 Why is a trunk useful to an elephant

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Why is a trunk useful to an elephant? Animation describing all the ways in which an elephant uses his trunk. Sam, a young tortoise, asks Grandad Charlie for a bedtime story about the elephant's trunk. Grandad tells the story of a father elephant teaching Junior, a young elephant, about all the things he could do with his trunk. Elephants use their trunks to reach leaves on tall trees, to drink and to wash. Trumpeting helps to frighten off predators such as lions, and elephants can even use their trunks to help them breathe when they are underwater.