A large bull elephant shines in the sun after a cooling mud bath at the Addo Elephant National Park, Eastern Cape, South Africa.


A large bull elephant glistens in the sun after spraying himself with water at Addo Elephant National Parks Spekboom waterhole Elephants spray themselves with mud and water to cool their core temperatures on hot days and to kill any parasites on their hide


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