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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

You can’t compare an elephant trunk to the human hand

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

Not with that attitude

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

Elephant trunks are bigger than human hands.

See it's not that hard

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Nothing in nature comes close to the dexterity of human hands.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

Raccoon paws and octopus tentacles both rival the dexterity of human - and other primates' - hands in my opinion. They even have certain advantages.