This video shows a big bull rhino relieving an itch on his butt, much to the amusement of onlookers on the safari.

Filmed in Kruger National Park, the clip captures the rhino rubbing his bum against the wallow, and then lying down in the mud and rolling around.

White rhinos are fond of playing in the mud to help them cope with excessive summer heat conditions, a layer of mud helping to prevent sunburn and adding moisture close to the skin to help them keep cool. Once dried, the mud also acts as a parasite removing wax treatment that the rhino will rub off their skin against a tree or rock or any hard surface with the right height, as demonstrated in the video.

Once done, the rhino is seen letting go of three powerful sprays of urine to mark his territory.

This video shows the fascinating behaviour of a big bull rhino in his natural wild environment. During a recent safari in Kruger National Park we came across this lone bull rhino at a mud wallow. This guy was already covered in mud and looked like he had the time of his life with the late afternoon heat still hanging over the bush. On our arrival the big bull suddenly turned and briefly started scratching his bum on the side of the wallow to everyone’s amusement. From there he went back to lie down in the mud and rolled onto his side to get every part of his body covered in mud. White rhino are fond of wallowing in the mud in order to help them cope with excessive summer heat conditions. A good caking of mud prevents sunburn and keeps a layer of moisture close to the skin to help them keep cool. Once dried, the mud also acts as a parasite removing wax treatment that the rhino will rub off their skin against a tree or rock or any hard surface with the right height. Scratching his bum was a good example of that. After his cool down session in the mud, the rhino bull decided to move on but not before one last important thing was taken care of. The video shows how the rhino lets go of three powerful sprays of urine, marking his territory and letting other males know that he was there. To watch this incredible creature going about his daily business in his wild natural environment was just priceless.