Do elephants kiss?

Elephants use their trunks for everything

sipping water, plucking leaves from trees, even hugging other elephants! But do they kiss each other? We asked elephant scientist Joshua Plotnik to help us find the answer.

Elephants use their trunks for everything: sipping water, plucking leaves from trees, even hugging other elephants! But do they kiss each other? We asked elephant scientist Joshua Plotnik to help us find the answer.
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Courtesy of David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust

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