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
![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 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](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2C6AD0P/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-2C6AD0P.jpg)
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
![Elephant Family Of Three Grey Trunk And Thick Skin Stock Photo, Picture And Royalty Free Image. Image 85827887. Elephant Family Of Three Grey Trunk And Thick Skin Stock Photo, Picture And Royalty Free Image. Image 85827887.](https://previews.123rf.com/images/mxwphotography/mxwphotography1709/mxwphotography170900541/85827887-elephant-family-of-three-grey-trunk-and-thick-skin.jpg)
Elephant Family Of Three Grey Trunk And Thick Skin Stock Photo, Picture And Royalty Free Image. Image 85827887.
![Locally-curved geometry generates bending cracks in the African elephant skin | Nature Communications Locally-curved geometry generates bending cracks in the African elephant skin | Nature Communications](https://media.springernature.com/full/springer-static/image/art%3A10.1038%2Fs41467-018-06257-3/MediaObjects/41467_2018_6257_Fig1_HTML.png)
Locally-curved geometry generates bending cracks in the African elephant skin | Nature Communications
![Portrait Of Old Asian Jungle Elephant, Thick Skin Stock Photo, Picture And Royalty Free Image. Image 85827813. Portrait Of Old Asian Jungle Elephant, Thick Skin Stock Photo, Picture And Royalty Free Image. Image 85827813.](https://previews.123rf.com/images/mxwphotography/mxwphotography1709/mxwphotography170900448/85827813-portrait-d-un-vieil-%C3%A9l%C3%A9phant-de-la-jungle-asiatique-peau-%C3%A9paisse.jpg)
Portrait Of Old Asian Jungle Elephant, Thick Skin Stock Photo, Picture And Royalty Free Image. Image 85827813.
![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)