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.
Elephant that washes herself with a hose fascinates researchers in Germany
An elephant that washes herself with a hose has fascinated researchers in Germany. Footage shows the Asian elephant Mary bathing herself with a hose at the Berlin Zoo. Senior researchers from Humboldt University of Berlin, including Michael Brecht and Lena ...
This elephant impresses researchers with her 'expressive' technique of showering
She is being described as inventive and expressive - and it's someone who is not human. This is Mary the elephant, at Berlin Zoo, who has taken to showering herself in a most extraordinary way. Researchers say her use of a hose is extremely accomplished.
Elephant Turns Hose Into 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
Elephant 'Mary' awes scientists by using hose to shower
Researchers have been impressed by the 'inventive' and 'expressive' use of a hose by an Asian elephant named Mary at the Berlin Zoo, who was observed using it to shower herself using unique techniques.
Scientists amazed as zoo elephant uses water hose to shower herself
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