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Summary The 300-year-old mystery surrounding the existence of a 'sixth toe' on elephants feet solved.
An elephant uses its trunk to gather food, has notoriously poor hearing and famously, is said never to forget.But now the magnificent beast might be known for a new fact.......its false toes.Scientists at Englands Royal Veterinary College have updated the 300-year-old theory of Scottish doctor Patrick Blair, which has divided elephantologists ever since.Blair called the calcium growth on each foot a sixth toe, but was repudiated by most experts who said the extra digit was a rod of cartilage.Professor John Hutchinsons team declare that it is in fact an elongated bone, and can be declared a false toe.
