How do african elephants clean themselves?

Answer 1

They just jump right into the bathtub with their squonge and bath soap. They really like bubble baths. The bathtub is a convenient river or watering hole. They will use their trunks to insure all of their skin is covered, and will often coat themselves with mud, which helps kill off any parasites, prevents sunburn and keeps off the insects. And if there isn't any water around, they may do the same thing with dust. In many places in Africa, the elephants look deep brown or almost red rather than gray from the dust they have coated themselves with.

Answer 2

They just wade right into a convenient river or watering hole. They will use their trunks to insure all of their skin is covered, and will often coat themselves with mud, which helps kill off any parasites, prevents sunburn and keeps off the insects. And if there isn't any water around, they may do the same thing with dust. In many places in Africa, the elephants look deep brown or almost red rather than gray from the dust they have coated themselves with.

Answer 3

You can squirt an elephant with a water hose to wash it, or you can take it to a lake or pond or river and let it wash itself, or you can use a cloth and wash it.

Answer 4

Elephants get washed were they can find water. Does that answer work for you

Answer 5

It sucks up water in its trunk, then sprays it all over itself.

Answer 6

Elephants shower by filling their trunks with water then spraying the cool mist all over their bodies.

Answer 7

They spray themselves with water with their trunks