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

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.

In the Berlin Zoo, Mary demonstrated another example of clever elephantine tool use while another animal exhibited a form of ...

By James WoodfordElephants are masters at using a hose – considered a complex tool because of its flexibility, length and the ...

If you groom your dog at home you know it's a bit of a chore that you probably put off until the last minute. However, my ...

As an “unexpected bonus”, the team also observed another elephant, named Anchali, attempting to “sabotage” Mary’s shower time ...

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

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

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 Asian elephant named Mary has been secretly filmed displaying "sophisticated behaviour" as she showered herself with a ...

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