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.
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 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.
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,
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Trunk trick: Elephant pranks fellow zoo buddy with hose in epic shower showdown
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Watch a clever elephant use a hose to get clean
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Watch: Remarkable Elephant Turns a Simple Hose Into a Sophisticated Showering Tool
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An unusual elephant: Mary, the Shower Queen of Berlin Zoo
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Elephant shocks scientists after teaching itself to shower using hose
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Elephant that washes herself with a hose fascinates researchers in Germany
The team also observed fellow elephant Anchali, who seemed to interrupt Mary's bath time by trying to stop the water flow ...