Dickhäuter-Schnurrhaare sind an der Spitze flexibler als an der Basis, sodass Elefanten mit ihren unglaublich starken Rüsseln heikle Aufgaben erledigen können
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/elephants-peculiar-whiskers-help-them-sense-the-world-around-them/
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> In a study published today in Science, researchers reveal that—unlike the whiskers of other mammals—those of elephants are more flexible at the tip and stiffer closer to the skin.
Have they never looked at a cat whisker?
This paper specifically defines whiskers as having taper in the first sentence. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9821693/