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.