select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

The elephant is Earth’s largest (1)______ animal, although the Asian elephant is slightly smaller than its African cousin. Elephants are (2)______ of water and enjoy showering by sucking water into their trunks and (3)______ it all over themselves. An elephant’s trunk is actually a long nose with many functions. It is used for smelling, breathing, drinking and also for (4)______ things— especially a potential meal. The trunk alone contains about 1,00,000 different (5)______.