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[[Image:Elephant-Trunks.png|thumb|Trunk of [[African]] (left) and [[Asia]]n (right) elephant.]]
[[File:Elephant trunk.jpg|thumb|left|Articulation of elephant trunk.]]
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[[Image:Elephas Maximus Eye Closeup.jpg|thumb|Eye of an [[Asian elephant]].]]
The [[proboscis]], or trunk, is a fusion of the nose and upper lip, elongated and specialized to become the elephant's most important and versatile appendage. African elephants are equipped with two fingerlike projections at the tip of their trunk, while Asians have only one. The elephant's trunk is sensitive enough to pick up a single blade of grass, yet strong enough to rip the branches off a tree.
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