Stretchy, Telescoping Skin Is Key to Elephant Trunks
By A Mystery Man Writer
Description
Researchers find the elephants stretch the skin on their trunks like telescoping umbrellas.
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Folded Skin Allows Elephants to Stretch Out Their Trunks
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Skin: An Additional Tool for the Versatile Elephant Trunk
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An elephant trunk configured combined segmented profiles for
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The Secret to an Elephant's Trunk Is Skin Deep - The New York Times
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