Not Just for Kids |photos by Nancy Hoffmann Cats and horses are
two animals that like to roll. Time for a Good Roll by Nancy
Hoffmann Dont get dirty Wash your hands Brush your teeth. I bet
your parents tell you that all the time. Thats because humans
are always trying to stay clean. While we wash and bathe, many
animals make themselves as dirty as possible. The way they get
dirty is by rolling around in sand, dirt, mud, grass or anything
that smells interesting to them. Do they know something we dont?
Humans always think of pigs as being, well, piggy. After all,
they spend their days rolling around in the mud. But pigs dont
have sweat glands, so, on a warm day, they roll in the mud to
keep cool. The mud also acts as a sunscreen and keeps biting
insects away. Unlike pigs, horses sweat all over their bodies.
After a long ride, theyre very sweaty, but they dont like their
hair to be wet. It makes them itchy. So they roll in the dirt to
dry themselves and get a good scratch on their backs and necks.
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