(Phys.org) —A team of researchers from Indiana State University has found that elephants can overheat when exercised in hot weather. In their paper published in The Journal of Experimental Biology, the group describes how they measured the internal temperature of a pair of zoo elephants as they were exercised in various heat related weather conditions. They found that when walking in hot weather, Asian elephants can overheat to the point of dying within just four hours.
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