Kent Dunlap

And some of those have been studied a lot, like owls and giraffes that I've mentioned, but there are others which are only just now beginning to be studied a lot. One example of that is whales, and the whales, even though their neck bones are often fused together, they have an amazing throat which allows them to take in a lot of water into their mouth, but then not swallow it down into their gut.

And some of those have been studied a lot, like owls and giraffes that I've mentioned, but there are others which are only just now beginning to be studied a lot. One example of that is whales, and the whales, even though their neck bones are often fused together, they have an amazing throat which allows them to take in a lot of water into their mouth, but then not swallow it down into their gut.

And some of those have been studied a lot, like owls and giraffes that I've mentioned, but there are others which are only just now beginning to be studied a lot. One example of that is whales, and the whales, even though their neck bones are often fused together, they have an amazing throat which allows them to take in a lot of water into their mouth, but then not swallow it down into their gut.

And just in the last few years, scientists have discovered this valve that separates the mouth and the esophagus, the food tube, which allows them to do this remarkable thing.

And just in the last few years, scientists have discovered this valve that separates the mouth and the esophagus, the food tube, which allows them to do this remarkable thing.

And just in the last few years, scientists have discovered this valve that separates the mouth and the esophagus, the food tube, which allows them to do this remarkable thing.

It barely does in terms of... the neck bones that separate the skull and the rest of the backbone, but it has down in the front of the neck, that is what we would call the throat, there's all sorts of complicated anatomies there involved with their feeding behavior.

It barely does in terms of... the neck bones that separate the skull and the rest of the backbone, but it has down in the front of the neck, that is what we would call the throat, there's all sorts of complicated anatomies there involved with their feeding behavior.

It barely does in terms of... the neck bones that separate the skull and the rest of the backbone, but it has down in the front of the neck, that is what we would call the throat, there's all sorts of complicated anatomies there involved with their feeding behavior.

That's right. I think that that's a good example of sort of the vulnerability of the neck that we all know very deep-seated. And when we want it, we can live with it. Often people do live with it if they've slept on their pillow wrong or something. But it's something that they persist through, but it's a constant nagging to them. Yeah, there are all sorts of expressions with a neck.

That's right. I think that that's a good example of sort of the vulnerability of the neck that we all know very deep-seated. And when we want it, we can live with it. Often people do live with it if they've slept on their pillow wrong or something. But it's something that they persist through, but it's a constant nagging to them. Yeah, there are all sorts of expressions with a neck.

That's right. I think that that's a good example of sort of the vulnerability of the neck that we all know very deep-seated. And when we want it, we can live with it. Often people do live with it if they've slept on their pillow wrong or something. But it's something that they persist through, but it's a constant nagging to them. Yeah, there are all sorts of expressions with a neck.

For example, a very close competition is a competition that's neck and neck. If you are dealing with a really ruthless person, they might go for the jugular. There are many other expressions that include the neck.

For example, a very close competition is a competition that's neck and neck. If you are dealing with a really ruthless person, they might go for the jugular. There are many other expressions that include the neck.

For example, a very close competition is a competition that's neck and neck. If you are dealing with a really ruthless person, they might go for the jugular. There are many other expressions that include the neck.

One of the things that drew me to the neck that I found very interesting is that why is it that this structure that's in our body is so vital and so crucial for existence and yet it's also so vulnerable? That is, why wouldn't natural selection and evolution sort of eliminated all those vulnerabilities?

One of the things that drew me to the neck that I found very interesting is that why is it that this structure that's in our body is so vital and so crucial for existence and yet it's also so vulnerable? That is, why wouldn't natural selection and evolution sort of eliminated all those vulnerabilities?

One of the things that drew me to the neck that I found very interesting is that why is it that this structure that's in our body is so vital and so crucial for existence and yet it's also so vulnerable? That is, why wouldn't natural selection and evolution sort of eliminated all those vulnerabilities?

And one of the things that's interesting is that the many features that the neck does, the many functions that the neck does, are sometimes competing with each other. So you can't optimize everything at once. Let me give you one example. Human speech is possible in part because we have a larynx, a voice box, which is situated relatively low in our throat compared to other animals.

And one of the things that's interesting is that the many features that the neck does, the many functions that the neck does, are sometimes competing with each other. So you can't optimize everything at once. Let me give you one example. Human speech is possible in part because we have a larynx, a voice box, which is situated relatively low in our throat compared to other animals.