Special features of the elephant that enable it to lose heat while in hot climate.

Special features of the elephant that enable it to lose heat while in hot climate.

  • Large ears increase surface area for heat loss
  • Vasodilatation in the ear when hot increase blood flow to the skin surface increasing heat loss
  • Fan their ears to increase airflow over their skin to lose heat faster
  • Wrinkled skin increases surface area to heat loss also wrinkles trap moisture, which then takes longer to evaporate keeping the body cool
  • collect the water in their trunks and, as the name suggests, spray it all over their bodies.
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