From their floppy ears to their giant trunks and massive size, there’s a lot that stands out about the elephant. Elephant tusks are both a valuable tool and a potential liability for these gentle ...

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Mary the elephant shows off her hose-showering skills. Credit: Urban et al./Current Biology An Asian elephant named Mary living at the Berlin Zoo surprised researchers by figuring out how to use a ...

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 ...

Elephants 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 ...

Elephants wear their biology in plain sight. Those sweeping ears are not a decorative afterthought but a set of oversized ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

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