An Elephant (or Elephants) at the Golden Triangle Asian Elephant Foundation in Chiang Rai, Thailand (IMAGE)

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

An Elephant (or Elephants) at the Golden Triangle Asian Elephant Foundation in Chiang Rai, Thailand

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The elephant trunk contains tens of thousands of muscles and acts as an exceptional olfactory tool by which elephants can find food and distinguish between differences in quantity. Here, an elephant (or elephants) at the Golden Triangle Asian Elephant Foundation in Chiang Rai, Thailand.

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Hoi-Lam Jim (Vetmeduni Vienna, Vienna, Austria)

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