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Flapping of the ears helps to cool an elephant in two ways. In addition to enabling the ears to act as a fan and move air over the rest of the elephant’s body, flapping also cools the blood as it circulates through the veins in the ears. As the cooler blood re-circulates through the elephant’s body, the animal’s core temperature will decrease several degrees.
Info source URL: elephantconservation.org/eleph…
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The photo was taken during September 2017 near Tshokwane Picnic Site, Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga, South Africa.

Description
Flapping of the ears helps to cool an elephant in two ways. In addition to enabling the ears to act as a fan and move air over the rest of the elephant’s body, flapping also cools the blood as it circulates through the veins in the ears. As the cooler blood re-circulates through the elephant’s body, the animal’s core temperature will decrease several degrees.
Info source URL: elephantconservation.org/eleph…
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The photo was taken during September 2017 near Tshokwane Picnic Site, Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga, South Africa.