Tourists having fun rafting on the sacred River Ganges (Mother Ganga), Rishikesh, Uttarakhand (Uttaranchal), India, Asia

African elephant, Loxodonta africana, running, Chobe river, Botswana, Southern Africa

Baby elephants, Loxodonta africana, playing at wallow in Addo Elephant National Park, Eastern Cape, South Africa

African elephant, Loxodonta africana, covered in mud, Addo, South Africa, Africa

White rhinoceros (rhino), Ceratotherium simum, cooling off, Itala Game Reserve, South Africa, Africa

Warthog (Phacochoerus aethiopicus) wallowing, Mkhuze Game Reserve, South Africa, Africa

Uk rubbish accumulated at glastonbury. 2007 england

Warthog (Phacochoerus aethiopicus) male, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

African elephant, Loxodonta africana, bathing and covering itself in mud, Greater Addo National Park, South Africa, Africa

Mud cracks with sprouting plant, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Cape buffalo, Syncerus caffer, mud-bathing, Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa, Africa

Chacma baboons (Papio cynocephalus) at waterhole, Mkhuze game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Africa

Nyala (Tragelaphus angasii), female with baby drinking, Mkhuze Game Reserve, South Africa, Africa

Uk rubbish accumulated at glastonbury. 2007 england

Chacma baboons (Papio cynocephalus) at waterhole, Mkhuze Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Africa

White rhino (Ceratotherium simum) with calf, Hluhluwe-iMfolozi game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Africa

Adult popeye mullet (Rhinomugil nasutus) near the muddy banks of Wyndham, Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Uk rubbish accumulated at glastonbury. 2007 england

Warthog (Phacochoerus aethiopicus) mud bathing, Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa, Africa

Impala (Aepyceros melampus), females at waterhole, Mkhuze Game Reserve, South Africa, Africa

Warthog (Phacochoerus aethiopicus) mudbathing, Mkhuze game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Africa

African elephant Loxodonta africana) mudbathing, Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa, Africa

African elephant, Loxodonta africana, covered in mud, Addo, South Africa, Africa

White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum, Hluhluwe Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Africa

Elephants, Loxodonta africana, splashing in muddy water in Addo Elephant National Park, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Dried lake bed near San Miguel, Guanajuato State, Mexico, North America

Cracked river bed in drought, Mexico, North America

White rhino (Ceratotherium simum) with muddy face, Mkhuze game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Africa

Elephants looking very black after mud bath, Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe, Africa

White rhino (Ceratotherium simum) at waterhole, Mkhuze Game Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, Africa

Buffalo (Syncerus caffer), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

African elephant, Loxodonta africana, covered in mud, Addo, South Africa, Africa

Cape buffalo, Syncerus caffer, mud-bathing, Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa, Africa

Baby African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) standing under its mother, Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa, Africa

White rhinos (Ceratotherium simum) drinking, Mkhuze game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Africa

White rhino (Ceratotherium simum) at waterhole, Mkhuze Game Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, Africa

Cracked river bed in drought, Mexico, North America

Water reservoir dried up, Kebri Beyah, Ethiopia, Africa

Football in 16th century style, Calcio Storico Fiorentino, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Portrait of a Worship man with a muddy face during Loei Peetakhon festival in Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Coal barges in the Xiling Gorge on the Yangtze River, Hubei, China, Asia

Christian calvary beside muddy track and fields in landscape near Agincourt, Nord Pas de Calais, France, Europe

Djinguereber Mosque, Timbuktu (Tombouctoo), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Mali, Africa

Woman putting on mud at the Dead Sea, Jordan, Middle East

Volcanic mud baths, Vulcano Island, Eolian Islands (Aeolian Islands), Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

Girl bathing in one of the famous fanghi (mud pools), Vulcano Island, Eolian Islands (Aeolian Islands), Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

Mud mosque, Mopti, Mali, Africa

Traditional mud floor contrasting with the magnificently painted ceiling in restored traditional Pol house, Ahmedabad, Gujarat state, India, Asia

Woman's back covered with mud and people floating in the sea in background, Ein Gedi Beach, Dead Sea, Israel, Middle East

Male Torgamba, hairy rhino (Sumatran rhino), near extinct as only 500 left, in captive breeding programme, Port Lympne Zoo, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Wild boar, Sus scrofa, in Ranthambhore National Park, Rajasthan, India

Crocodile in muddy shallows of the Mossman River, Daintree, Australia

Daintree Rainforest, Australia

Crocodile in muddy shallows of the Mossman River, Daintree, Australia

Mangrove roots in Daintree Rainforest, Australia

Young Thomsons Gazelle stuck in the mud of a drying river bed, Grumeti area, Tanzania

Young Thomsons Gazelle stuck in the mud of a drying river bed, Grumeti area, Tanzania

Tourist bus stuck in the mud, Arunachal Pradesh, India, Asia

Metal crucifix beside a muddy rural road through agricultural land, near Azincourt, Montreuil, Nord Pas de Calais, France, Europe

Wild Galapagos tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus), Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, South America

Man putting on mud at the Dead Sea, Jordan, Middle East

Sailing boat moored at low tide in the Port Douglas estuary, Queensland, Australia

The Great Mosque, Djenne, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Mali, Africa

Horse riding in Cocora Valley, Salento, Colombia, South America

Blisters measuring about 10 cm across in boiling mud pool, Mud volcano, Yellowstone National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wyoming, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

Tourists around the hot mud pools at Namaskard thermal area, Hverarond, near Lake Myvatn, North area, Iceland, Polar Regions

Palo Duro State Park, near Amarillo, Texas, United States of America, North America

Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Red sandstone rocks, with Muddy Mountains in the background, in the Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, United States of America, North America

Searching for seafood on beach, Vanlee Haven, Cotentin Peninsula, Manche, Normandy, France, Europe

A solitary mask dancer appears wearing a frightening mask and silk brocade. they circle the courtyard with sprightly leaps. called protectors of faith, or dharmapdla, the origins of figures like these can be traced back to the pre-aryan peoples of india. originally known as yaksas (literally, a wondrous thing), they were tree spirits, who were accepted by the buddhists as defenders of the faith. in nepal and tibet, as in india, local deities were converted into protectors. a devotee of an alien sect devised a means to humiliate the buddha and his disciples. the buddha discovered it and succeeded in converting him to his teaching. due to lack of wisdom, the buddha remarked, some could not realize the goodness of his disciples and he compared the ignorant to the blind and the wise to those who have eyes.nobody is condemned in buddhism, for greatness is latent even in the seemingly lowliest just as lotuses spring from muddy ponds. -the dhammapada. solu khumbu, nepal

The Orange River where it forms the border between the Orange Free State and Eastern Cape Provinces at the town of Aliwal-North in South Africa.

Mavzoley Rudaki, Sughd Province, Tajikistan. A muddy bucket being used to apply mud plaster to a traditional stone house.

Tanzanian giving (muddy) water to cattle to drink in kansay

Mavzoley Rudaki, Sughd Province, Tajikistan. The muddy hands of a worker applying mud plaster to a traditional stone house.

African elephants. Loxodonta africana. Holding muddy trunk on tusk. Botswana

The village of Toll Bar one of many places hit by unprecedented floods in June 2007, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The village of Toll Bar one of many places hit by unprecedented floods in June 2007, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The village of Toll Bar one of many places hit by unprecedented floods in June 2007, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The village of Toll Bar one of many places hit by unprecedented floods in June 2007, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The village of Toll Bar one of many places hit by unprecedented floods in June 2007, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The village of Toll Bar one of many places hit by unprecedented floods in June 2007, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Hagshaw Hill wind farm above an abandoned open cast coal mine in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Mangrove swamp on Fiji, Pacific

The village of Toll Bar one of many places hit by unprecedented floods in June 2007, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The village of Toll Bar one of many places hit by unprecedented floods in June 2007, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A view of the boiling mud at N�ï�¿�½�Â� mafjall, Iceland

Snow covering the ash and mud slides at Whalers Bay inside of the caldera at Deception Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

A view of the boiling mud at N�ï�¿�½�Â� mafjall, Iceland

A view of the boiling mud at N�ï�¿�½�Ã�ºmafjall, Iceland

A view of the boiling mud at N�ï�¿�½�Â� mafjall, Iceland

A view of the boiling mud at N�ï�¿�½�Â� mafjall, Iceland

An IDP camp (internally displaced people) in Te-Tugu district of Northern Uganda has been created to accommodate the mass of Ugandan refugees fleeing the LRA (Lords Resistance Army) who are fighting the Ugandan government and its people. With all attempts to be self-sufficient in these camps, Yams are an important vegetable for survival. The tubers can be stored up to six months without refrigeration, which makes them a valuable resource for the yearly period of food scarcity at the beginning of the wet season. Te-Tugu, Uganda, East Africa

Typical of housing in Gulu Town, the simple mud hut accommodates many of it's residents. Here a family are posing for a picure in fromt of theirs. The father is missing, who is out at work. Gulu, Uganda. Gulu Town, Uganda, East Africa

Using ancient techniques of wattle & daub, you can see on this hut how it was built. This sustainable and accessible technique is finnished off with a 20th century roof addition. Jinja, Uganda, East Africa

An IDP camp (internally displaced people) in Amuru district of Northern Uganda has been created to accommodate the mass of Ugandan refugees fleeing the LRA (Lords Resistance Army) who are fighting the Ugandan government and its people. Accommodation are basic mud huts, but always well kept. Amuru, Uganda, East Africa

Nessled amongst the mud huts, girls have finnished cleaning the clothes and have hung them up to dry. Gulu, Uganda. Gulu Town, Uganda, East Africa

An IDP camp (internally displaced people) in Te-Tugu district of Northern Uganda has been created to accommodate the mass of Ugandan refugees fleeing the LRA (Lords Resistance Army) who are fighting the Ugandan government and its people. Although accommodation is basic- mainly mud huts, they are impeccably maintained, instilling a real sense of pride in the community. Te-Tugu, Uganda, East Africa

Gang of immigrant cockle pickers, Angle Bay, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK, Europe

Competitor in the Annual World Bog Snorkelling Championships