Wallowing

Wallowing in animals is comfort behaviour during which an animal rolls about or lies in mud, water or snow.^[1] Some definitions include rolling about in dust,^[2] however, in ethology this is usually referred to as dust bathing. Wallowing is often combined with other behaviours to fulfil its purpose; for example, elephants will often blow dirt over themselves after wallowing to create a thicker "coating", or pigs will allow the mud to dry before rubbing themselves on a tree or rock to remove ectoparasites stuck in the mud.