Elephants in the Berlin Zoo were discovered using a hose as a type of tool, which the researchers say highlights just how intelligent these animals are. One elephant named Mary showed a ...

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

An Asian elephant has been not-so-secretly filmed showering with a water hose at a zoo in Germany, in what scientists ...

According to Mammals Curator Florian Sick, it’s a rare opportunity to observe these remarkable animals up close. Berlin Zoo, which first bred pygmy hippos in 1921, welcomed Toni to the exhibit ...

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

Elephants appear to be exceptionally good with hoses, possibly linked to the similarity between the trunk and the hose.

Brecht described Mary as the “queen of showering,” noting that while elephants often spray themselves with water, the use of a hose—a complex, flexible tool—demonstrates a deeper level of ...

Mary was seen on camera at Berlin Zoo using her trunk to methodically ... self-care time (Urban et al/Current Biology/PA Wire) Both animals exhibited goal-directed behaviour using tools, according ...

The buzz of excitement at Berlin Zoo was abruptly interrupted by cries ... to safety using a life ring while zookeepers keep the animals at bay by tossing food at them. Once safely out of ...