Scientists dub elephant ‘queen of showering’ after learning to wash itself with hose
An Asian elephant has been dubbed the “queen of showering” after it was filmed washing itself with a hose in a German zoo, demonstrating “remarkable skill”, according to stunned scientists.Mary was seen on camera at Berlin Zoo using her trunk to methodically wash her body with a hose,
This Elephant Uses a Hose to Give Herself a Shower Every Day
In the Berlin Zoo, Mary demonstrated another example of clever elephantine tool use while another animal exhibited a form of mischief with a hose that resembled a prank.
Watch a clever elephant use a hose to get clean
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 they use the water to get clean, but they have been observed turning the water off,
Watch this elephant turn a hose into a sophisticated showering tool
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 in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on November 8,
Watch elephants use a hose to shower themselves – and prank others
Asian elephants at Berlin Zoo show impressive skill when using a hose as a tool, and even appear to sabotage each other by stopping the flow of water
Germany: Elephants Playing with a Water Hose
Urban et al./Current Biology] In a fascinating display of animal intelligence, researchers have documented the sophisticated use of a hose by an Asian elephant named Mary at the Berlin Zoo, as detailed in a recent report in Current Biology.
Clever elephant learns how to use hose to clean itself
A clever elephant has cleaned up by learning how to use a hose as a shower. Mary, an Asian elephant, was caught on camera showering at Berlin Zoo in Germany. And researchers also have evidence of another elephant knowing how to turn the water off,
Elephant turns a hose into a sophisticated showering tool
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 using a hose as a flexible shower head.
Elephant Tool Use Might Extend To Sabotaging Your Mate's Shower
The manipulation of tools is something widespread across the animal world. While most use them to aid in feeding behaviors, some can even craft their own tools to solve complex problems. New research on elephants has shown one individual to be particularly adept at tool use,
Busch Gardens elephant dies at age 54: ‘She has left a big hole in all our hearts’
TAMPA, Fla. - Busch Gardens Tampa Bay is mourning the loss of its Asian elephant named Rosie. According to the theme park, ...
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Busch Gardens Tampa Bay's beloved elephant, Rosie, dies at 54
TAMPA, Fla. — Busch Gardens Tampa Bay has announced that a beloved member of their elephant herd has died. Rosie, a female ...
Kamala dies at National Zoo: Beloved elephant euthanized days before election — and the internet has jokes
A beloved elephant at the National Zoo named Kamala was euthanized Saturday in D.C. — setting off a flurry of jokes about the ...
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Busch Gardens' elephant Rosie passes away
An elephant at Busch Gardens who surpassed the average lifespan for her species has passed away. The park announced the death ...
Asian elephant Kamala dies at Smithsonian’s National Zoo
After a decade of managing and treating a beloved member of its Asian elephant herd, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and ...
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Elephant turns a hose into sophisticated showering tool
The researchers made the discovery after the paper's other senior author, Lena Kaufmann, also of Humbolt University of Berlin ...
Kamala, beloved Asian elephant at National Zoo, euthanized after failing health
Kamala, a longtime member of the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s Asian elephant herd, was euthanized on Saturday following years ...
Smithsonian National Zoo euthanizes beloved, elderly Asian Elephant Kamala
Kamala, a beloved Asian elephant at the Smithsonian National Zoo, was humanely euthanized on Friday, according to officials ...
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Monarto Safari Park‘s first elephant Burma set to touch down in SA
Monarto Safari Park is set to welcome a new tusk-tacular member of their new Asian elephant herd next week. Set to touch ...