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What elephant whiskers can teach us about touch

Elephants use their trunks much like a human uses their hands: to pick up food and manipulate objects. A new study finds that tiny, specialized whiskers on elephant trunks help them do it.

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Nathan Rott is a correspondent on NPR's National Desk, where he focuses on environment issues and the American West.