Elephants wallow in mud to protect their skin from the sun and biting insects. The mud acts like a natural sunscreen and bug repellent. It also helps cool them down, since elephants don’t sweat. For baby elephants, wallowing is especially important because their skin is more sensitive and they overheat more easily. Plus, it’s just plain fun. Young elephants love to splash, slide, and play in the mud as part of their social development. And it certainly looks like this little one was having a lot of fun. Nikon Z8 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 145mm) ISO 2500, f/5.6 at 1/1600th of a second.
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Elephants wallow in mud to protect their skin from the sun and biting insects. The mud acts like a natural sunscreen and bug repellent. It also helps cool them down, since elephants don’t sweat. For baby elephants, wallowing is especially important because their skin is more sensitive and they overheat more easily. Plus, it’s just plain fun. Young elephants love to splash, slide, and play in the mud as part of their social development. And it certainly looks like this little one was having a lot of fun. Nikon Z8 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 145mm) ISO 2500, f/5.6 at 1/1600th of a second.
His eyes are all covered in mud. They must love this mud rolling game!
Precious shot!
Every kinda kid loves playing in mud,universal fun
That’s a great capture, Sean!