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Published November 02, 2012, 12:00 AM

Koshik the elephant puts his trunk in hi mouth to modulate sound


CORRECTS SPELLING OF ELEPHANT'S NAME - Koshik, a 22-year-old Asian elephant, puts his trunk in his mouth to modulate sound next to his chief trainer Kim Jong-gab at the Everland amusement park in Yongin, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012. Koshik uses his trunk to pick up not only food but also human vocabulary. He can reproduce five Korean words by tucking his trunk inside his mouth to modulate sound. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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