A warthog finding respite from the heat in a pool of mud at the Mankwe Hide in Pilanesberg National Park.
Our end-of-year 2015 holidays were absolutely packed to the brim. Apart from our ten-day visit to the Kruger National Park (read more about our time at Lower Sabie, Olifants and Shingwedzi in December), we also made day trips to five other reserves, and will be sharing photos from those (except Suikerbosrand, which we introduced in a post all of its own) daily through the month of February, in a series we call “a month of monochrome memories”.
DeWetsWild 
Sies!! Jou vuil vark!! 😉
Ek dink nie hy gee veel om nie!
Hemel op aarde vir mnr/mev Vark!
Ek dink ek stem saam met jou, Ineke – die vark kon sekerlik nie beter gedoen het nie!
I was worried, at first. Glad this is normal cooling behavior!
Warthogs are as bad as any pig when it comes to mud!
hehe… Wilbur Warthog
There’s nothing like a glorious mud bath 🙂
Do you also partake in a mud pampering every now and then, Joanne? 😉
I have only once. Although I felt amazing afterwards, I didn’t much care for the process of getting there 😉
Glorious mud indeed! He looks as though he’s in seventh heaven. 🙂
Loves his spa pampering every now and then 😀
Kostelike foto,Dries!Die ou is so gekamoefleer,dat mens net sy tande kan sien.
Die varke kan darem ure so in die modder verwyl!
A photo of pure bliss!
janet
Not a care in the world!
The JOY of MUD.
Clearly so for him, thanks Gavin!
I like mudpacks a lot. Count me in.
If you could get him to wake up, he’ll probably move over to make some space for you Nivs! 😀
lol
This is a great picture “Warthog camouflage” 🙂
Thanks Bridget! He certainly “melts” into his mudbath quite well!
That is one happy warthog! 😀 Great photo.
He was deep in dreamland!