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Nature And Wildlife Tv | Photographer Caught The Moment An African Elephant Rolling Around In The Mud

Photographer caught the moment an African elephant rolling around in the mud

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This elephant is proving that you’re never too big to bounce around in the mud as it tries to cake its entire body.

He doesn’t let his 13ft height get in the way as he rolls around and plays happily in the mad bath – as an African photographer captured the incredible scenes in a South African game reserve on camera.

The full-grown bull used his full weight to create jets nearly as big as him to cover himself completely.

But it’s not just fun. Elephants use mud to cool their skin and protect them from parasites and from the intense UV rays of the hot sun.

Photographer Anette Mossbacher said the elephant spent about half an hour languishing in the mud before wiping its ears and eyes with its trunk.

The 52-year-old German but living in Bergdietikon, Switzerland, spotted two male elephants approaching the mud pits in Madikwe and decided to follow them.

She said: ‘It was fun to watch this elephant take a mud bath.

‘When I saw he was very interested in it, I thought if he wasn’t big I might be in.

‘There were huge jets almost as tall as his body. He splashed all four of his legs after the other to cover his belly as much as possible.

‘The elephant was chirping a bit, but it was busier with mud all over his body.

‘The elephant looked very happy, and he even had a smile on his face, or at least we can call it that!

‘After stopping, he suddenly realized that we were there watching him, and he charged us for a few meters, but instead decided to step over to his friend, who was still bathed – sadly behind bushes and out of sight. ”

Nature And Wildlife Tv | Photographer Caught The Moment An African Elephant Rolling Around In The Mud
‘The elephant first started splashing with his legs in the water, this was probably to get more mud in the water and loosen some more ground for his mud bath’
Nature And Wildlife Tv | Photographer Caught The Moment An African Elephant Rolling Around In The Mud
‘He was sinking into the mud bath, first lying down for a little while and just moving his head sideways a few times’
Nature And Wildlife Tv | Photographer Caught The Moment An African Elephant Rolling Around In The Mud
‘Then he started lifting his two front legs to roll nearly over to the other side and back – the back needed to be covered too, of course’
Nature And Wildlife Tv | Photographer Caught The Moment An African Elephant Rolling Around In The Mud
‘He was sinking into the mud bath, first lying down for a little while and just moving his head sideways a few times’
Nature And Wildlife Tv | Photographer Caught The Moment An African Elephant Rolling Around In The Mud
‘After this he just ‘sat’ in the mud and seemed to enjoy it, he played a bit with his trunk in the mud then stood up again and clean the mud from his ears and eyes with his trunk’
Nature And Wildlife Tv | Photographer Caught The Moment An African Elephant Rolling Around In The Mud
It’s more than just fun – elephants use the mud to cool their skin and to protect them from parasites and their skin from the hot sun’s UV rays
Nature And Wildlife Tv | Photographer Caught The Moment An African Elephant Rolling Around In The Mud
He doesn’t let his 13ft height get in the way as he rolls and plays joyously in the mad bath – as a photographer in Africa captured the incredible scenes in a South African game reserve on camera
Nature And Wildlife Tv | Photographer Caught The Moment An African Elephant Rolling Around In The Mud
‘There were about five mud holes in this area, which are used by elephants and rhinos’
Nature And Wildlife Tv | Photographer Caught The Moment An African Elephant Rolling Around In The Mud
‘When standing he had another go with all four legs splashing more mud onto his body’
Nature And Wildlife Tv | Photographer Caught The Moment An African Elephant Rolling Around In The Mud
‘After he stopped, he suddenly realized that we were there watching him and he charged us for a few meters but decided to walk over to his buddy instead, who was still enjoying his bath – sadly behind the bushes and out of sight’

 

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