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[–] [email protected] 35 points 10 months ago (2 children)

The structure of their skulls also resembles those of elephants, so it's possible they also had long trunks.

[–] [email protected] 46 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This is an old theory that is no longer supported by most paleontologists AFAIK. Trunks require specific musculature, more blood vessels, and more nerves than a regular nose does, and those things leave evidence in the structure of the facial bones.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm no scientist and I've never seen one in real life, but I can promise you penguins do not have trunks iirc

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Are we sure about that?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Checkmate, penguinists.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago

Snuffleupagus.