Scientists finally think they know why these pandas like to roll in horse poop

The panda bear may one of the world’s cutest animals, but it also has one of the world’s grossest habits: Giant pandas in central China’s Foping National Nature Reserve like to rub horse manure on their necks and faces and roll around in it to cover their entire bodies. Now, researchers say they have an explanation for these dung baths. The horse poop contains compounds that might help the animals deal with colder temperatures.

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