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they use it as an insect repellant
Raheem Raynor
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∙ 7y agoThey enjoy they mud because they love getting dirty.
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Elephants love rolling in the mud for two reasons:
1. It helps cool them down on hot days.
2. It creates a hard, protective coating that shields them from painful, biting insects.
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∙ 13y agoTo help protect their sensitive skin. The mud acts as a sunscreen and and an insect barrier.
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∙ 15y agoto cool down if its overheatted and to keep moisture within the skin if skin is dehydrated
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∙ 8y agoMany animals and birds will occasionally eat mud or soil. They do so for the salt,nutrients and vitamins the soil contains.
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∙ 13y agoElephants run mud on themselves to provide protection from the suns heat.
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Do elephants sweat?
Elephants do not have sweat glands!!!!!!!!!!! that's why they have to use there ears to cool themselves down or even role in mud becaus it dries and acts like a shield to the sun ELEPHANTS DO NOT HAVE SWEAT GLANDS
What color is elephant gray paint?
#most elephants may appear to be brown, but that's just mud they roll in to keep biting insects away. Elephants are gray but the Indian variaty may have pinkish areas around their ears
What work do elephants do?
elaphants help with logging in some areas of the world.
Do birds take a mud bath?
Birds of all species like to roll in the mud or dirt. The reason they do this is that the dirt helps to clean the oil from their feathers.
How hygienic are pigs?
Pigs are not very hygienic creatures. Pigs like to roll around in the mud and they eat slops and leftover foods.
What large animal like to roll in the mud aside from pig?
Elephants also enjoy a cooling mud bath.
Do elephants sweat?
Elephants do not have sweat glands!!!!!!!!!!! that's why they have to use there ears to cool themselves down or even role in mud becaus it dries and acts like a shield to the sun ELEPHANTS DO NOT HAVE SWEAT GLANDS
Do elephants and frogs like mud?
yes but some time
When does a pig roll in the mud?
Whenever it feels like it.
Do African elephants like to take mud baths?
Yes, the mud acts as a sunscreen, protects from insect bites and helps skin cooling.
Why do elephants have rough skin?
To save themselves from the heat of the sun. They often blow dust on themselves or roll in the mud and use the dirt/mud as sunscreen. The rough skin could be so that dirt sticks to it more easily.
Why elephants playing in the mud?
it cools them off
Do elephants have any habits?
Yes elephants do have habits. They enjoy rolling around in the mud.
Do elephants use mud for sunscreen?
Yes infact they do use mud for sun screen!
What color is elephant gray paint?
#most elephants may appear to be brown, but that's just mud they roll in to keep biting insects away. Elephants are gray but the Indian variaty may have pinkish areas around their ears
What work do elephants do?
elaphants help with logging in some areas of the world.
What do elephants eat in a tropical rain forest?
Elephants eat moss grass warter and mud only wild elephants eat that
