In addition, the Swiss team demonstrates that the elephant trunk velocity obeys a mathematical law observed in human hand drawing movements. These results are published in the journal Current Biology.

Georgia Institute of Technology. "How an elephant's trunk manipulates air to eat and drink." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 2 June 2021. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2021 / 06 / 210601194151.htm>.

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A 1908 drawing of elephant trunk anatomy that Schulz studied. Courtesy of Georgia Institute of Technology Muscular and boneless, human tongues are similar to elephant trunks.

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