Working with elephants
Miller has had chance to observe elephants’ feet at close quarters - a process that depends entirely on the cooperation of each individual elephant. One that felt disinclined to bare its sole could hardly be forced to do so. Lifting a leg is not really an option for anyone with less than superhuman strength or the services of a haulage contractor. “They have to be well trained, and most of them in captivity are,” she says. “A zoo keeper or trainer taps its leg and it will be raised on command.” The fact that Miller herself walks without a limp is confirmation enough that she hasn’t yet been trodden on in the course of her investigations. “You have to be sensible,” she says, “and alert.” - EducationGuardian.co.uk
Tags: Feet, Research, Science
