It seems impossible that they could be stung through their thick skin—elephant skin is around two centimeters thick.

刺穿大象厚厚的皮肤看似不可能——大象皮肤大约有 2 厘米厚。

Scientists call this type of seafloor a matground, and it was sometimes so thick and sturdy that it even fossilized itself, creating a texture known as elephant skin.

科学家称这种类型的海底为垫地，有时它又厚又结实， 甚至会自己变成化石，形成一种被称为象皮的质地。

The project would involve editing Asian elephant skin cells so they can carry mammoth genes, as well as finding a surrogate elephant mother to carry and give birth to the resulting embryo.

该项目将涉及编辑亚洲象的皮肤细胞， 使它们能够携带猛犸象基因，以及寻找一位代孕大象母亲来携带和生下由此产生的胚胎。