
Mudiswetdirt.Mudissticky.Mudisslimy.Mudisuseful,too.Clickthearrowstosee differentwaysanimalsuse mud.

Rhinoceroseswallowinmudtocooldown.Themudalsocoatstheirskinandactslike sunscreen.

Swallowtailbutterflieslandonpuddlesofmud.Theydrinkthewatertogetmineralsthataregoodfor them.

Cliffswallowsbuildnestsoutofsmallballsof mud.

Somecrabsburrow,ordigahole,inmud.Theyliveorhideinthe hole.

Sandhillcranesusetheirbeaksto“paint”theirfeatherswithmud.Ithelpsthemblendinwithbrown grasses.

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