Save the Elephants - Did you know? An elephant skin is very sensitive despite being thick? An elephant skin is relatively thick measuring up to one inch but is also extremely sensitive,
Elephant Aid International - Fun Fact Friday! The thickness of an elephant's skin ranges from one-tenth of an inch to one inch in different areas of the body. It is highly sensitive
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The hide of an elephant is thick for protection and wrinkly to help retain cooling moisture. Recent research has also shown how the skin retains heat Stock Photo - Alamy
![Skin poaching of Asian elephants, a crisis unfolding in Myanmar, could crush the species | PBS NewsHour Skin poaching of Asian elephants, a crisis unfolding in Myanmar, could crush the species | PBS NewsHour](https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2018/08/Rolls-of-Asian-elephant-skin_Courtesy-Klaus-Reisinger_Compass-Films-1024x768.jpg)
Skin poaching of Asian elephants, a crisis unfolding in Myanmar, could crush the species | PBS NewsHour
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![Morphology of the African bush elephant's (Loxodonta africana) skin. In... | Download Scientific Diagram Morphology of the African bush elephant's (Loxodonta africana) skin. In... | Download Scientific Diagram](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328028925/figure/fig1/AS:677348009574400@1538503758148/Morphology-of-the-African-bush-elephants-Loxodonta-africana-skin-In-addition-to-a-b_Q640.jpg)
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Locally-curved geometry generates bending cracks in the African elephant skin | Nature Communications
![African elephants are herbivorous and have thick skin which keeps them cool Both males and females have tusks Stock Photo - Alamy African elephants are herbivorous and have thick skin which keeps them cool Both males and females have tusks Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/AR40NH/african-elephants-are-herbivorous-and-have-thick-skin-which-keeps-AR40NH.jpg)