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The 21,000 lb Question – How Elephants Defy Logic Through Locomotion

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One of the most prominent questions in the engineering industry is how to build something that lasts. The biomechanics of elephant locomotion gives an example of near engineering perfection stemming from biology itself – with each foot supporting thousands of pounds of weight consistently and without failure while also maintaining mobility. 

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