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 ...

As it is often the case with elephants, hose tool use behaviours come out very differently from animal to animal; elephant Mary is the queen of showering.” Lena Kaufmann of Humboldt University ...

Humpback whales catch fish in “bubble nets,” which some scientists consider to be a type of tool use. Now, it appears that some elephants at the Berlin Zoo in Germany like to use hoses ...

“As it is often the case with elephants, hose tool use behaviors come out very differently from animal to animal; elephant Mary is the queen of showering.” Tool use was once thought to be one ...

Elephants in the Berlin Zoo were discovered using a hose as a type of tool, which the researchers say highlights just how intelligent these animals are. One elephant named Mary showed a ...

While most use them to aid in feeding behaviors, some can even craft their own tools to solve complex problems. New research on elephants has shown one individual to be particularly adept at tool ...

From cooling their massive bodies to strengthening social bonds, elephants use mud baths as a versatile tool to stay comfortable, healthy, and happy in their often harsh environments. For these ...

An analysis of elephant calls using an artificial intelligence tool suggests that the animals may use and respond to individualized rumbles. By Kate Golembiewski What’s in a name? It’s more ...

There have been examples of sporadic use of tools made from bone dating ... All but one of the 27 tools were made from elephant or hippo bone. Hippos were common in the area but elephants were ...

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 ...