Unicorns are supposed to be majestic. It is downright funny when you see one rolling in mud. There are over 2000 of the Rhinoceros unicornis (Greater one-horned Rhinoceros, or the Indian Rhinoceros) in the Kaziranga National Park of Assam. Once the mud-bath is done they are spanking shining again (well, they do let the mud cake and then rub it off - all this is done to keep them insect free, as well as reduce sun-burns). That number 2000 accounts for ~70% from the entire world. This fifth-largest land-animal has made a great comeback. Lets hope it stays that way.
Rhinos are also territorial. They mark points along the perimeter with their dung, and they repeatedly visit that spot for the ritual. The volume and area is naturally large and the land fertile. Jungle folks often plant pumpkin seeds there for a bumper crop. Lovely flower fields too crop up. One of the elephants I rode on was kind enough to pick some of those flowers and pass thos one to the riders.
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