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American bison (Bison bison) bull shaking off dust after wallowing during summer mating season. While all bison use dust baths to control irritating insects (biting flies, ticks, etc), bulls wallow in dust/dirt during the summer mating season to increase their sex appeal.
©Tom & Pat Leeson
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