Do elephants breathe by the trunk? – Animal Behaviour Zone

Question: Do elephants breathe by the trunk?
- Keywords:
  breathing,
  elephant,
  trunk
Asked by Pablo24 to Ellen on 9 Mar 2017.
- Ellen Williams answered on 9 Mar 2017:
  
  Yes they do – when it is cold you can see them breathing out of their trunks which is quite cool. They also use their trunks as snorkels when they swim!

Question: Do elephants breathe by the trunk?