Zoologists in Germany discovered a new sensory ability in elephants. The whiskers at the tip of their trunks are very sensitive and help elephants pick up delicate objects. This sensitivity makes up for their poor eyesight and is important for finding food, navigating, and social communication.
中文： 德國動物學家發現大象具有一種新的感官能力。牠們鼻子尖端的鬍鬚非常敏感，能幫助大象拾取細小而脆弱的物體。這種敏感性彌補了大象視力不佳的缺點，並且對尋找食物、導航和社交交流非常重要。Scientists from the Max Planck Institute said each whisker acts like a tactile organ. Elephants can even pick up something as fragile as a potato chip without breaking it. The research may help improve robotics and neuroscience.
中文： 馬克斯普朗克智能系統研究所的科學家指出，每根鬍鬚都像是一個觸覺器官。大象甚至能夠拾起像洋芋片這樣脆弱的物品而不弄碎。這項研究可能有助於提升機器人技術與神經科學。
Dr. Lena Kaufmann said the findings help us understand tactile perception and neuronal computation — how the brain processes information to think, feel, and act.
中文： 研究員 Lena Kaufmann 博士表示，這些發現有助於我們理解觸覺感知與「神經元運算」——也就是大腦如何處理資訊來思考、感受與行動。
🎯 Vocabulary Focus
- whisker = 鬍鬚
- dexterous = 靈巧的
- tactile = 觸覺的
- neuroscience = 神經科學
- neuronal computation = 神經元運算
💡 Practice Prompt
Make your own sentence using one of today’s words:
- dexterous (靈巧的)
- tactile (觸覺的)
- neuroscience (神經科學)
