Grooming

Personal grooming such as preening is the act of cleaning, grooming and maintaining the body. Social grooming occurs when animals groom each other, such as in primate species.

Personal grooming

• 
  Blue ducks preening
• 
  Australian white ibis preening
• 
  Chilean flamingoes
• 
  Mallard drake grooming its feathers
• 
  Magpie-goose
• 
  Cat grooming with its hind leg
• 
  A cat licks itself
• 
  Squirrel scratching itself

Social grooming

• 
  Ponies groom each other
• 
• 
• 
  Social grooming in Macaques
• 
  Black crowned cranes
• 
  Black crowned cranes
• 
  Black crowned cranes