Elephants’ wrinkles aren’t just about age. In fact, the observation that baby elephants don’t have wrinkles in their skin led researchers to wonder why and how these form. What they discovered is that ...

A team led by researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), in Switzerland, may have finally solved the mystery of how the skin of African bush elephants becomes so cracked—a characteristic ...

The African elephant is known for its thick, wrinkly skin. But look closer and you’ll see an intricate network of tiny crevices that makes the mighty mammal’s hide resemble cracked mud or damaged ...

An intricate network of minuscule crevices adorns the skin surface of the African bush elephant. By retaining water and mud, these micrometer-wide channels greatly help elephants in regulating their ...

If you focus directly on the skin of an African elephant, you can transport yourself far away from the 11-foot-tall beast. Disregard the tusks, the flapping ears, and 20-inch-wide feet. Once you’ve ...

The intricate network of crevices seen on the African elephant's skin helps it retain moisture and stay cool Michel Milinkovitch The African bush elephants’ wrinkled skin is one of its most defining ...

Michael Millikovic 's laboratory at the University of Geneva, who led the research, is studying the developmental and evolutionary mechanisms of diverse life on the planet. Among them, Mr. Millikovic ...