Loxodonta africana
The skin of the elephant is so wrinkled and pitted that its has ten times the surface area of a plain flat surface and useful for trapping water to cool the body
Size: 3559px × 5353px
Location: Hwange National Park Zimbabwe
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves; Agfa Awards Winner / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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