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.
Impossibly Adorable Footage Shows an Elephant Turning a Hose Into a DIY Shower
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.
Scientists amazed as zoo elephant uses water hose to shower herself
Scientists amazed as zoo elephant uses water hose to shower herself - Mary, an Asian elephant at Berlin Zoo, has been dubbed ‘the queen of showering’.
Elephant filmed having a shower with water hose at German zoo in 'remarkable' footage
An Asian elephant named Mary has been secretly filmed displaying "sophisticated behaviour" as she showered herself with a water hose at Berlin Zoo. Experts from Humbolt University of Berlin have heralded her "remarkable skill" in using her limbs and trunk to masterfully control the hose while washing her body.
Clever Asian elephant scientists call “queen of showering” uses hose to rinse off in incredible footage
Watch as a smart Asian elephant named Mary uses a hose to take a shower - gripping the pipe with her trunk. Brilliant video shows a clever elephant taking a shower by learning how to use a hose. Researchers also have evidence that another elephant knew how to turn the water off, possibly as a prank.
Elephant turns a 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 Current Biology on November 8, 2024, highlights elephants' remarkable skill in using a hose as a flexible shower head.
Zoo elephant uses water hose to shower herself
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 understanding.
This elephant figured out how to use a hose to shower
An Asian elephant named Mary living at the Berlin Zoo surprised researchers by figuring out how to use a hose to take her morning showers, according to a new paper published in the journal Current Biology.
This elephant gives herself nice showers with a hose. But another elephant keeps ruining them
Not only does Mary the Asian elephant prefer to shower herself, but she's really good at it. So good, in fact, that her dexterous bath-time ritual is the subject of a new study about animal tool use.
These Elephants Can Use Hoses to Shower—and Even 'Sabotage' Each Other, Study Suggests
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 to this list: using hoses to keep themselves clean—and,
Baby elephant falls over while trying to sit in water tub
A clumsy baby elephant fell over while trying to sit in a water tub during bath time. The juvenile jumbo named Sai Mai was being sprayed with refreshing water hose when it tried to fit its body in the black container at the Sriayuthaya Lion Park Zoo in Ayutthaya,
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 ...
Watch: Remarkable Elephant Turns a Simple Hose Into a Sophisticated Showering Tool
Elephants at the Berlin Zoo display remarkable tool use: one showers with a hose while another disrupts the water, hinting at ...
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Elephants Use Water Hoses with Impressive Skill —and Even Sabotage Each Other
The study started serendipitously when Lena Kaufmann, one of the researchers, noticed Mary the elephant deftly using a ...
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Elephants captured on video "pranking" each other using water hoses
When we think of animals using tools, animals like chimpanzees might come to mind. But some of the tools elephants use would surprise you.