The intricate network of crevices seen on the African elephant's skin helps it retain moisture and stay cool Michel Milinkovitch The African bush elephants’ wrinkled skin is one of its most ...

A study of the African bush elephant's vast network of deep wrinkles has found it is intricately designed to help the animals keep their cool, fight off parasites and defend against sun damage ...

Elephants can fine ... elephants are also able to cool down by increasing the blood flow to the skin patches. Loading The researchers took thermal images of six African elephants at Vienna Zoo ...

Image caption, The ears show up as totally blue, which means they are cool and not releasing any body heat. Asian elephants have much smaller ears than their African cousins. The African elephant ...

With their thick hides and lack of sweat glands, it has long been thought that elephants rely upon their ears and bathing in rivers to stay cool in hot ... images of six African elephants at ...

Elephants helping understand a human pathology Thickening of the African elephant keratinised epidermis is due to an imbalance between its formation at its base and its shedding at the skin ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – ZooTampa is taking the summer heat very seriously, making sure all of the animals that call the zoo home are comfortable and safe. Animal care professionals are monitoring ...

African elephants can weigh up to 15,000 pounds. They have massive bodies to keep cool Keep reading to learn more about ...

The African elephant’s wrinkly skin is in fact the result of a network of labyrinthine cracks and crevasses that retain water to help keep the animal cool, research has revealed. The cracked ...

The cooled blood then circulates through the rest of the elephant’s body. Elephants encourage blood circulation by flapping their ears like giant fans. Flapping their ears also helps cool down ...