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[–] manucode@infosec.pub 11 points 10 months ago (2 children)

The elephant in the picture though is smaller than a mouse

[–] ThrowawaySobriquet@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The reference mouse is oversized

[–] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 6 points 10 months ago

But the elephant is also roughly the size of a duck.

[–] blindsight@beehaw.org 2 points 10 months ago

Can confirm. I measured on my screen, estimating the trunk length extended, and it's about 6 cm trunk to tail (or 2⅜" in the US).