Elephant takes trunk to touchscreen to play music, draw (VIDEO)

WASHINGTON – Elephants may be just as smart as dolphins and chimpanzees, and at least one of them might be more technologically proficient.

In fact, he may be more skilled with a smartphone than some people you know.

A video uploaded to YouTube shows an elephant named Peter taking his trunk to the Samsung Galaxy Note to flip through pictures of fruit, play a guitar app and even draw. Outtakes also show Peter playing the drums and the piano.

Check out the videos below (h/t Mashable):

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