Assertion: elephant's trunk | /r/ObjectUse | used for breathing
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text: Elephants are known for their trunks, which are actually a long nose used for smelling, breathing, trumpeting, drinking, and also for picking up things, like a meal.
text: Elephants have long trunks used primarily for breathing, but also used to hold water before drinking and grabbing food from high places, like trees!
text: Not only is the trunk used for breathing (and smelling and drinking and feeding) it is also used for social purposes like greetings and caresses.
text: Asian elephant has very long trunk that is used for breathing, smelling, trumpeting, digging of food from the ground, stripping bark from the trees and for manipulation of various objects.
text: ’s trunk is actually a long nose used for smelling, breathing, trumpeting, drinking and also for grabbing things — especially a potential meal.
text: A fusion of the nose and upper lip, the trunk is an elephant's most versatile tool, used for breathing, smelling, touching, grasping, and producing sound.
text: The trunk is used for breathing and smelling just like a human nose, but also for drinking, trumpeting and grabbing objects as well as being used as a weapon and as part of the elephant's mating ritual.