When we think of animals using tools, animals like chimpanzees might come to mind. But some of the tools elephants use would surprise you.

A clever elephant has cleaned up by learning how to use a hose as a shower. Mary, an Asian elephant, was caught on camera ...

It’s a beautiful Friday in autumn and I am here to share some drama with all of you: the story of two big, beautiful female ...

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

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 highlights elephants' remarkable skill in ...

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

By James WoodfordElephants are masters at using a hose – considered a complex tool because of its flexibility, length and the ...

Tool use isn't unique to humans. Chimpanzees use sticks as tools. Dolphins, crows, and elephants are known for their tool-use ...

In the Berlin Zoo, Mary demonstrated another example of clever elephantine tool use while another animal exhibited a form of ...

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 found that Mary preferred the 24-millimeter (0.9-inch) hose, spending the largest fraction of time showering with it out of all three options. When given the thickest hose, Mary chose to spend ...