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Autumn and winter is when most female grey seals haul themselves ashore to give birth.
It seems like a strange time to do it, when icy winds are blowing and the nights are long. One explanation is that after a summer of catching fish, the females are simply in great shape to feed their young.
When pups are born the mothers spin round to sniff them and get to know their smell. The pups are covered in fluffy white fur, not good camouflage on sand or pebbles you might think, but that's because it's a relic from the ice age when they would have been born on snow!
Female grey seals are dedicated parents, spending several weeks feeding their pups and losing up-to 65kg in the process. The pups drink two and a half litres of milk every day and it's so rich pups can grow by as much as 30kg in two weeks.
After a month or so, females leave their pups and head back out to sea where they feed and mate again. The pups can spend up to two weeks all alone on the beach while they build up the courage (and the right fur) to take the plunge into the sea and learn to fish for themselves.
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This young female elephant was in her element. This is usually a dam but as you can see, it was just wet mud, though the herd clearly enjoyed theirselves. Most rolled and if not rolling, they used their trunks to cover theirself to keep cool and keep the sun's rays off their skin. It was fun to watch and photograph.
Large group of elephants having an absolute BLAST in a local mud hole. It was pretty dry at Hluhluwe- Lmfolozi safari park. It badly needed much more rain, but these beautiful creatures were living in the moment and it was wonderful to see.
It was supremely hot! Elephants bathe in mud to cool down their bodies due to very few sweat glands. They struggle to regulate their temperature so the mud acts as a natural sunscreen, protecting their skin from the harsh sunlight while also providing a barrier against insects and parasites.
Photographed in Hluhluwe-Lmfolozi National Park, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa
The Dead Sea is a lake, despite the name, which extends for 50 kilometers between the borders of Israel / Palestine and Jordan. The 'Dead Sea' is the lowest point on earth, located 430 meters below sea level. But what made it a tourist attraction is the level of salt in the water. The salinity of the Dead Sea is 34.2%, which is equivalent to 9.6 times more than the oceans. Although there are saltier water sources like the Cejar Lagoon in the Atacama Desert, the quantity at the Dead Sea is more than enough for you to swim in it without sinking. Not trying too hard, hehe! The experience is pretty funny, but remember to protect wounds and cuts, because they burn for real.
The Dead Sea was one of the first SPAs of humanity, frequented since Herod's times, and the practice remains alive to this day. There are numerous resorts located on the Jordanian shore of the lake, just an hour's drive from Amman. In them, you can simply take a 'beach' and play float in the salt water, or make aesthetic treatments with the famous products extracted from it. The most popular is mud, which promises soft and youthful skin instantly. Pure, it is usually available for free to guests in buckets scattered by the sea. And do not miss the incredible sunset at the Dead Sea, which can only be seen from the side of Jordan.
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ein etwas unverschämtes bild aus meinem auto während eines regenschauers, but i was impressed.
a bit cheeky picture of my car mudbath, but i was impressed.
A muddy youngish elephant flaps its huge ears at the camera during a recent trip to Tarangire National Park, Tanzania. The mud bath and the ear flapping helps to cool the huge animal down in the hot sun.
The ever popular dinghy, Misty Blue sat in one of the channels on Meols Beach at sunrise.
Shot with my old Parrot Anafi drone that I left in the layby at Dent Viaduct and by the miracle of having my operator ID labelled on it, found it's way back to me at the start of December, 2.5yrs later!
This was one of the shots that was still on the card and as I've been messing with ICM and applying motion blur in PS to a shed load of images in the last week, figured it was worth an outing. The original really showed up how much drones have moved on in terms of IQ.
Photo No. 3 of a set of three; this is a redo based on suggrestions from a recent critique I received. The color original is adjacent. What elephant doesn't enjoy a cool wallow in the mud on a hot day? 2019 in Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. ©2019 | John M. Hudson
A River Otter takes a break on the shore and rolls in the dirt before making eye contact with an unexpected paparazzo.
moment? Lol....
My visit to the Yellowstone national Forest was an unforgettable experience. It was interesting to see Bison herds and some having dirt bath!
Rolling in the dirt helps a buffalo to remove loose hair from its last winter’s coat & to chase flies off. Also dirt leaves a protective layer that helps make it more difficult for flies to bite the buffalo’s skin. Many buffalo bulls use wallowing not only as a way to leave scent behind for potential mates, but actually to show off as they roll around.
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Water Buffalo, photographed at Yala NP, Sri Lanka.
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Shot taken for Saturday Self Challenge 20/04/2024 -- Woods Or Forests
Off to the woods then , a few captures and one chosen as you can see . Mind you there were quite a few shots taken , so in the first comment box is a triptych of a few other shots that I came across . As for the shot above , this is the edge of the woods before it closes in and gets somewhat thicker AND very muddy !! What is usually a firm track through the woods , here it has turned into a mudbath and I had to backtrack to the other pathway through the woods that was not such a muddy one !
I could have chosen " Songs From The Wood " by Jethro Tull as a track this week , but having chosen that track in the past - here is a much more menacing moment with this short excerpt from The Sorcerer --
RainForest followed by Grind
Autumn and winter is when most female grey seals haul themselves ashore to give birth.
It seems like a strange time to do it, when icy winds are blowing and the nights are long. One explanation is that after a summer of catching fish, the females are simply in great shape to feed their young.
When pups are born the mothers spin round to sniff them and get to know their smell. The pups are covered in fluffy white fur, not good camouflage on sand or pebbles you might think, but that's because it's a relic from the ice age when they would have been born on snow!
Female grey seals are dedicated parents, spending several weeks feeding their pups and losing up-to 65kg in the process. The pups drink two and a half litres of milk every day and it's so rich pups can grow by as much as 30kg in two weeks.
After a month or so, females leave their pups and head back out to sea where they feed and mate again. The pups can spend up to two weeks all alone on the beach while they build up the courage (and the right fur) to take the plunge into the sea and learn to fish for themselves.
Large sow takes respite from the hot day and thirsty piglets in a scrumptious complexion bath. At 'The Farm' inland from Byron Bay.
Sandhill Crane with mud colored feathers. Sandhills love to take mud baths and the chemicals in the mud cause change in feather color. Usually they molt and are back to the original gray color come spring and breeding season. Different colors mud will give different colors.
Two elephant calves having a mud bath. You can't really see the mud puddle in the picture, but the calves were having a great time, and the other elephant were spraying mud at themselves.
Green woodpecker (Picus viridis) male bathing in mud.
Samiec dzięcioła zielonego (Picus viridis) kąpiący się w błocie.
Still in the north, do not miss the opportunity to stay in a resort by the Dead Sea and float in the ultra-salt water.
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Dead Sea salts and minerals have long been exploited for their skin-friendly properties. While swimming, the extreme salinity will help you discover cuts you never knew you had (don’t shave beforehand), and be prepared for a few minutes of agony if any water gets in your eyes. 'Swimming’ is actually a misnomer – the buoyancy makes it difficult to do much more than happily bob.
The northeast coast is lined with luxury resorts. Here you can enjoy a spa treatment, watch the sunset across the water and look across to the West Bank and the distant lights of Jerusalem.
The Dead Sea is also an easy day trip from Amman or Madaba.
A sub-adult male cub in morning light.
There is nothing like seeing a wild tiger in its natural habitat & the experience is incomparable to most things imaginable.
No matter how many times one has seen these majestic creatures, a new sighting will always send electric impulse through ones' veins and make us jump from our seat like a little boy.
The scene above reminds me so much, of famous Jungle Book, which was inspired by one of these Indian forest.
I personally like these kind of images where there is more than just the subject, with its natural surroundings, as it depicts the actual feel of the forest. No tiger-forest can survive without its tigers & similarly our tigers needs its forest to strive. Hope we can save the last few refuges where it still roams wild and free.
Rolling around in the mud is, however, more than just fun for elephants. Mud baths serve a critical purpose for elephants. Under the harsh African sun, the heat and UV radiation can be deadly and with their few hair and sweat glands they have to find other ways to cool off.
Rolling around in mud not only cools them down, but provides a protective layer to shield their body from the sun’s rays and it is also relief them from insect bites.
The Southern White Rhino had just enjoyed a mud bath.
Splashing around in a mud wallow looks like a lot of fun, but it serves a practical purpose: it keeps them cool, provides protection from the sun and repels insects and parasites.
Young White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) stays close by the side of its mother as they slowly approach water in the wilds of Botswana. The mother is covered with mud where she lay in a wallow. Some of the mud appears on the baby.
After a long dry spell Pilanesberg had a short shower and these Rhino are taking the opportunity to have a mud bath.
37° Celsius, the mud is on. I was really wondering with the water nearby, that these few hippos prefered lying in the burning sun. But maybe, it feels good, with that thick layer of mud on the skin??!
This cape buffalo was already completely muddy and started flipping more red dirt on himself. It was pretty hot there so I understand his need to cool off!
Tsavo East, Kenya
A warthog enjoying a mud bath at a water hole. At one point he was tossing clumps of mud up into the air with his tusks. The quote comes from The Hippopotamus Song, written and made famous by Flanders & Swan.
Watch the sunset across the water and look across to the West Bank and the distant lights of Jerusalem.
We drove to Newtown hoping to take some shots around the pretty estuary but on arrival discovered that the tide was out, leaving behind a murky mudbath. On our return to Totland I inadvertently took an "Access Only" road and just before the exit I spotted this proud tree standing alone in an open field. I ended up with a pair of muddy Skechers (sneakers) and one foot soaked to the skin but I feel it was worth it.
This stylish hotel spa has a heated pool, Dead Sea saltwater pool, Jacuzzi, steam room and sauna. Treatments include massages (55 minutes), body wraps, salt scrubs, phytomer and mud facials, dry flotation and hydrobaths. An Arabic loofah experience (75 minutes) has to be tried to be believed – expect your skin to glow by the end.
Just look at them
Daily I clean the bird bath and refill it with clean water
and what do they do...... ice /mud bathing in a plant pot filled with dirty muddy water...lol
Garden image
one from the archive