As you may have noticed, at the first post I referred to the trunk as "she," switching over from the set of pronouns usually used for inanimate objects. That was no accident and will be the norm for this blog in an unabashed display of anthropomorphism. A few notes on orientation, she does have distinct anterior (front) and posterior (back) regions, denoted in part by the greater amount of bark on one side, and also the presence of a navel. Front, back, left, and... read more
