When there is hardly any water nearby or on hot days, elephants put their trunks in the mouth to retrieve liquid and spray themselves with it. But the source of this water has been a mystery. Two credible sources of the water are the pharyngeal pouch and the stomach. Scientists have detected small food particles in the sprayed water and such content are only found in the pharyngeal pouch and not in the stomach. The contents of the stomach are digested food, and that would irritate the skin because they are acidic. Moreover, elephants are seen doing the spraying even while walking and running. It would be difficult to suck water from the stomach and do the spraying while walking or running. Therefore, the most likely source of the water is the pharyngeal pouch and not the stomach.
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