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Oct 15, 2021 · Elephants have hair all over their bodies but unevenly scattered. The most hair is around their eyes, ears, chin, trunk tip and the end of their tail. Let’s dig into the purpose of hair across their bodies.
Oct 18, 2012 · Unlike other animals whose hairy covering helps keep them warm in cold weather, the sparse hair of the elephant – which tends to be found in hot climes – helps carry heat away from the animal...
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Elephant hair is the first documented example in nature where increasing heat transfer due to a low hair density covering may be a desirable effect, and therefore raises the possibility of such a covering for similarly sized animals in the past.
- Conor L. Myhrvold, Howard A. Stone, Elie R. Bou-Zeid
- e47018
- 2012
- 10
Oct 10, 2012 · Elephant hair is the first documented example in nature where increasing heat transfer due to a low hair density covering may be a desirable effect, and therefore raises the possibility of such a covering for similarly sized animals in the past.
- Conor L. Myhrvold, Howard A. Stone, Elie R. Bou-Zeid
- 10.1371/journal.pone.0047018
- 2012
- PLoS One. 2012; 7(10): e47018.
Elephant hair is the first documented example in nature where increasing heat transfer due to a low hair density covering may be a desirable effect, and therefore raises the possibility of such a covering for similarly sized animals in the past.
As elephants mature, their hair darkens and becomes sparser, but dense concentrations of hair and bristles remain on the tip of the tail and parts of the head and genitals. Normally, the skin of an Asian elephant is covered with more hair than its African counterpart. Their hair is thought to help them lose heat in their hot environments.
