Sploot like nobody’s watching. What the sploot? “Splooting” is when an animal lay spread-eagle, usually face down with all arms and legs spread out. Why sploot? It could be that an animal wants an all-body stretch, or it’s simply a comfortable and relaxing position, or stretching out on a cool surface may help lower their body temperature. There are different types of sploot. Who knew? There’s the full sploot, where both hind legs are splayed behind the animal. Then there is the side sploot when one hind leg sticks out to the side while the other leg is tucked in, and finally the half sploot where one back leg sticks straight out and the other is tucked underneath their belly. Be bear, squirrel, or even tortoise, it’s officially sploot season. Splootacular! Image 1: What an unBEARable day! It's not uncommon to see a bear sploot, or sit face down after digging a belly hole to relax in and digest a meal. Image: Bear face down relaxing @katmainpp. NPS/M. Walker Image 2: Tortoise...