Elephant trunks have an adaptable prehensile grip
A. K. Schulz, J. Reidenberg, J. Wu, C. Y. Tang, B. Seleb, J. Mancebo, N. Elgart, D. L. Hu
This study examines how elephants adjust their trunk grip strategies for different weights and finds that heavier weights are associated with increased wrapping surface area and constant tensile force.
bioRxiv · Oct 6, 2022Bioengineering