When domestic animals are brought into these areas, they have difficulty coping with parasites such as ticks and mites, but “wild animals have a natural way of dealing with such pests, ” from wallowing in mud and rolling in dust to being pecked clean by birds.
Kui neisse paikadesse tuuakse koduloomad, on neil raske toime tulla selliste parasiitidega nagu puugid ja lestad, kuid „metsloomad oskavad neist parasiitidest lahti saada ”, püherdades mudas ja tolmus ning lastes lindudel end puhtaks nokkida.