Neil Aldridge / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) dust bathing on floodplains, Chobe River, Botswana. Vulnerable species.

Yashpal Rathore / Asiatic elephants (Elephas maximus), dust bathing at dawn. Jim Corbett National Park, India.

Yashpal Rathore / Asiatic elephant (Elephas maximus) male taking dust bath. Jim Corbett National Park, India. 2014

Bence Mate / Eurasian bee eater (Merops apiaster) dust bathing in sand, Pusztaszer, Hungary, May.

Wim van den Heever / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) bull dust-bathing, Chyulu Hills, Kenya.

Lisa Hoffner / Orphan elephant (Loxodonta africana) flings red dirt during its daily dust bath. David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Nairobi Elephant Nursery, Kenya, April 2007.

Jim Brandenburg / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) group taking dust bath, Namibia

Jim Brandenburg / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) taking a dust bath, Etosha National Park, Namibia

Anup Shah / Common zebra rolling on back having dust bath {Equus quagga} Masai Mara NR Kenya

Jack Dykinga / Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) dust-bathing, Catalina State Park, Arizona, Sonoran Desert, USA. August.

Will Burrard-Lucas / Black and white image of African elephant (Loxodonta africana) bull dust bathing, Tsavo Conservation Area, Kenya. Taken with a remote camera buggy / BeetleCam. Editorial use only.

Jim Manthorpe / American bison (Bison bison) dust bathing, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, August.