Elephants at the Berlin Zoo display remarkable tool use: one showers with a hose while another disrupts the water, hinting at ...

Mary, a 54-year-old Asian elephant at the Berlin Zoo, is the “queen of showering,” but her companion Anchali seems to have figured out how to exploit that habit to play pranks ...

An elephant in Germany has taught itself how to shower, using a regular hose and skillfully positioning it to clean all parts ...

This clever elephant didn’t just figure out how to turn a hose into a shower—she also had to deal with a mischievous friend.

An Asian elephant named Mary living at the Berlin Zoo surprised researchers by figuring out how to use a hose to take her ...

An elephant that washes herself with a hose has fascinated researchers in Germany. Footage shows the Asian elephant Mary ...

When we think of animals using tools, animals like chimpanzees might come to mind. But some of the tools elephants use would surprise you.

Researchers have been impressed by the 'inventive' and 'expressive' use of a hose by an Asian elephant named Mary at the ...

It’s a beautiful Friday in autumn and I am here to share some drama with all of you: the story of two big, beautiful female ...

Elephants normally wash themselves by using their handy trunks to dip into water and then squirt it on themselves. But not ...

Tool use isn't unique to humans. Chimpanzees use sticks as tools. Dolphins, crows, and elephants are known for their tool-use abilities, too. Now a report highlights elephants' remarkable skill in ...

Elephants prank each other with harmless acts of sabotage, scientists have discovered, after two of the animals were caught playing with a water hose.