Using the fingers of the trunk tip or the distal portion of the trunk to pluck an item such as, a thorn, a tick, immobilisation dart, from the elephant’s own body or the body of another, or to pluck a small item, such as a biscuit crumb, piece of banana, film canister, or other object from the ground or other location.
An adult female uses the fingers of her trunk to Pluck a thorn from her foot. (Maasai Mara, Kenya)
