An intricate network of crevices adorns the skin surface of the African bush elephant. By retaining water, these micrometer-wide channels greatly help elephants in regulating their body temperature.
A team led by researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), in Switzerland, may have finally solved the mystery of how the skin of African bush elephants becomes so cracked—a characteristic ...
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