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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.
Watch elephants use a hose to shower themselves – and prank others
By James WoodfordElephants are masters at using a hose – considered a complex tool because of its flexibility, length and the physics of flowing water.Researchers studying three Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) at Berlin Zoo were surprised to see how nimbly they manipulated a hose to shower themselves and seemed to understand how to get the best use out of it.
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.
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’.
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,
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.
Elephants filmed using a hose for showering, 'pranking' each other: study
Elephants in the Berlin Zoo were captured on video using a sophisticated tool — a hose — to take a shower and prank each other.
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.
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,
Scientists stunned after elephant showers herself with a water hose – but footage also catches a cheeky ‘prank’
Experts believe this was an example of Anchali trying to "sabotage" Mary’s shower by cutting off the water supply using her trunk. The elephant did this by kinking and clamping the hose, as well ...
An elephant garnered attention by learning to use hose to shower, then a jealous tusker sabotaged the show
An elderly elephant, Mary, figured how to use a hose to shower herself– a feat that attracted the envy of a younger ...
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 ...