🐘🌍 Ever wondered how mud wallows are formed? These natural animal spas are more than just muddy puddles! Created by warthogs, buffalo, elephants, rhinos, and other wildlife, wallows start when animals dig or roll in wet soil (often a puddle formed in something like an elephant track). Over time, more visitors = bigger wallows! These are great places to look for animals on hot days! Thanks @j.p_smith19 for the facts! 💦 Why wallow? Cooling off, sun protection, and even pest control! Nature’s ge

104K views · 5.1K reactions | The mud wallow is where it's at 憐 Every clever rhino knows that the best way to keep cool during the summer is diving headfirst into a good old fashioned puddle. Not only does mud help these chubby unicorns beat the heat, but it protects them from insect bites and damaging UV rays. #muddybuddies #rhinos #chubbyunicorns #sdzsafaripark | San Diego Zoo Safari Park | Facebook

60K views · 8.4K reactions | Sukari wallows in the mud, a common summertime activity to help the elephants stay cool and protect skin from pesky insects. | The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee | Facebook

More than just mud, the power of a wallow! There is nothing a rhino loves more than a mud wallow. Newborn, juvenile, adult, or grandparent, a love of wallowing is so inhertantly rhino. Due to the recent heavy rains, beautifully formed mud wallows have appeared throughout the protected area. Not too watery, not too dry, not too deep, not too shallow. Just a perfect, thick, sloppy consistency. The ideal way for a rhino to spend a lazy Sunday afternoon in the Intensive Protection Zone. But mud is f