The elephant proboscis (trunk) exhibits an extraordinary kinematic versatility as it can manipulate a single blade of grass but also carry loads up to 270 kilograms. Using motion-capture technologies developed for the movie industry, a team of scientists demonstrates that the complex behaviors of the elephant trunk emerge from the combination of a finite set of basic movements such as the propagation of an inward curvature and the formation of pseudo-joints.
from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/08/210823125830.htm
from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/08/210823125830.htm
Understanding how elephants use their trunk
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