Elephant can drink upto 6 to 8 litres of water using their trunk as a syphon and from depths that other animals could not reach.


Elephants can use their trunk to dig for water flowing beneath the sand, much to the advantage of other animals.


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Location: Katavi National Park, B 8, Sitalike, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves; Agfa Awards Winner / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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