Why giant pandas roll around in horse manure

https://phys.org ^ | December 8, 2020 | by Bob Yirka

[1Old Pro]

That guy hasn’t answered a unrehearsed question in 9 months. There is something wrong with that/him.

[blam]

"If you’re walking your dog near a salmon stream in the fall, be sure they are leashed - for some reason they love to roll in the rotted spawned out carcasses which smell really bad."

Yup. They'll roll around in most any kind of carion.

Don't know why.

I found this:

Why Do Dogs Roll in Smelly Stuff? | Dogs Rolling in Poop & Dead Animals

[Daffynition]

Stuff works great!

[Red Badger]

Gonna need a bigger can........................

[Bob434]

They must self identify as horse poo

[blam]

"Well, decomposing manure/compost naturally generates heat because of the bacterial action and chemical reactions. "

That fact is not lost on this bird.

Birds That Make Compost

"In Australia, there is a bird called the Brush-turkey (Alectura lathami) that builds compost piles to incubate the eggs so that they won't have to sit on them! They build mounds of decomposing vegetation, and the heat produced by the microbial decay maintains the eggs at about 33°C (92°F), 15°C warmer than the ambient air temperature."

[cymbeline]

“How many people sniff other people’s asses?”

Isn’t that where the term ‘brown nosing’ comes from?

[Jumper]

This is “coila” cute. Kinda just doesn’t do it justice.