Measuring the force of the tip of the elephants trunk

Forces that animals can exert is of great interest in biology. Regarding the elephant trunk, the maximum mass that an elephant can lift with its trunk is known, but the pinching force of the trunk tip is unknown. We here present an original system to measure this force for an organ much coveted in s...

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Main Authors: Raphaël Cornette, Arnaud Delapré, Céline Houssin, Baptiste Mulot, Emmanuelle Pouydebat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-01-01
Series:MethodsX
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215016122002758