Although possessing a thick hide, the elephant's skin is sensitive to extreme heat, and also subject to attack from ticks and other tiny creatures. The mud helps protect against these threats.
Elephants are Not very cool
they cool themselfs by bathing in cool streams
Elephants do not have sweat glands!!!!!!!!!!! that's why they have to use there ears to cool themselves down or even role in mud becaus it dries and acts like a shield to the sun ELEPHANTS DO NOT HAVE SWEAT GLANDS
Indian elephants primarily enjoy eating grasses, fruits, and vegetables, with a special preference for sugarcane and bananas. They also love bathing and splashing around in water to cool off and socialize with other elephants. In captivity, they may enjoy interacting with their caretakers and engaging in enrichment activities like playing with tires or balls.
Elephants have big ears to cool them selves down.
yes elephants have large ears to cool down.
yes they do
to keep them cool
Elephants flapping their ears to cool off would represent an adaptive behavior.
Elephants play and sit in the mud to block the heat,and the flies.
All they do is justflap them at their body and it creates cool wind
by flapping their ears or spraying themselves with water.