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.

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.

An Asian elephant named Mary living at the Berlin Zoo surprised researchers by figuring out how to use a hose to take her ...

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 ...

Elephants at the Berlin Zoo display remarkable tool use: one showers with a hose while another disrupts the water, hinting at ...

However, Mary's use of a water hose is something quite special as it is an “exceptionally ... "The surprise was certainly Anchali’s kink-and-clamp behaviour," explained Michael Brecht, a professor at ...

Scientists say Mary's shower solution shows "sophisticated behaviour" - as does her pal Anchali who tried to stop her.

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

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

“The surprise was certainly Anchali’s kink-and-clamp behaviour. Nobody had thought that she’d be smart enough to pull off such a trick.” Elephants are usually trained not to step on hoses - so Anchali ...

They said she usually grasps the hose behind its tip to use it as a "stiff" shower head ... Brecht said: “The surprise was ...

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