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 ...

Elephants are highly intelligent, social creatures capable of peeling bananas, burying and mourning their dead, solving problems and greeting their companions. Now, scientists have added another skill ...

An elderly elephant, Mary, figured how to use a hose to shower herself– a feat that attracted the envy of a younger tusker, ...

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

A pair of elephants at the Berlin Zoo have figured out how to use a hose as a make-shift flexible shower head. Not only do ...

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

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 ...

The discovery began when Lena Kaufmann from Humboldt University noticed an elephant named Mary at the Berlin Zoo expertly ...

Tool use isn't unique to humans. Chimpanzees use sticks as tools. Dolphins, crows, and elephants are known for their tool-use ...