One of the main reasons elephants use mud baths is to stay cool in hot climates ... particularly in the sweltering heat of ...

The intricate web of cracks and crevices that gives African elephants their ... micrometer-wide fractures in elephants’ skin retain mud and water after mud baths, helping the animals stay ...

PROVIDENCE – Roger Williams Park Zoo's three African elephants will move to ... She enjoys swimming and mud baths. Despite her size, she is no pushover. She stands her ground when one of the ...