Like some humans some are a little water shy. Elephants are said to have sweat glands between their toes but they keep cool by bathing and flapping their ears. The skin around the elephants' eyes is very sensitive and we put a vaseline around their eyes to help protect them. We do this at least every two days or as often as it is needed. Hair Care Sparse hair and bristles are found unevenly spread all over an elephant's body.
Most concentrations are around the eyes, ear openings, chin and the end of the tail.
The amount of hair reduces with age and darkens in color. It is very coarse and tough. Foot Care One of the more interesting grooming operations we perform on the elephants is the pedicure. Each toe of the foot has a nail attached to the skin and not directly to the toe bones. We use a small power file to clean and file the nail.