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 ...

An elephant has been observed holding a hose with its trunk to shower, while another elephant deliberately twisted the hose with its trunk to stop the water flow. This demonstrates the elephants' ...

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 the Cell Press journal Current Biology on ...

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 ...

An elephant in Germany has taught itself how to shower, using a regular hose and skillfully positioning it to clean all parts of the body. Mary is an Asian elephant and is one of several being studied ...

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 ...

Scientists have long known that elephants exhibit some advanced social behaviors that we humans find familiar, including tool use and funerals. And a new study from Colorado State a university offers ...

A total of 27 bone tools found at Tanzania's Olduvai Gorge Technology breakthrough is earlier than previously thought Researchers suspect tool maker was species Homo erectus The 27 tools, discovered ...