Another first in elephant experiences. Elephant Mud Fun half-day package allowing guest to get down and dirty with friendly Sumatran elephants while discovering all about their behavior and lifestyle from experienced mahout handlers.

You’ll learn interesting facts such as, it is very common to find elephants basking in mud during the summer months because their high body temperature generates a great deal of metabolic heat.

And with no sweat glandsto relieve their internal thermometers they rely on mud to stay cool and protect themselves from the heat of the sun because even though their hide looks tough, elephants can actually get sunburned.