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“African Elephant Puffing Dust”

An African elephant puffs dust into the air with its trunk.
An African elephant puffs dust into the air with its trunk. Photo: Michael Snedic

An African elephant in Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Crater blows dust into the air using its trunk. Elephants don’t sweat like humans, so to keep cool, the animals will wallow in mud baths and dust themselves,according to Elephant Aid International.