Why Elephants Don't Shed Their Skin

An elephant doesn’t have sweat or sebum glands, so it covers its skin in water or mud to keep cool. The cracks in its skin retain 10 times more moisture than a flat surface, which helps them regulate their body temperature. Researchers also suggest that an elephants skin can offer more information on treating human skin disease. I find this article very interesting because It's nice we found a way elephants can help us without hurting them. 




https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/03/science/elephant-skin-cracks.html

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  1. AnonymousNovember 5, 2018 at 9:16 AM

    This is insane to learn, I thought the cracks in their skin didn't really serve a purpose until now.

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  2. AnonymousNovember 5, 2018 at 9:23 AM

    Wow that's pretty neat I didn't know that elephants skin is so useful to keeping them cool and that they cover themselves in mud on purpose.

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  3. AnonymousNovember 14, 2018 at 5:47 AM

    I find this interesting as well, especially if elephants can find a way to help us, that's pretty cool.

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