dolphins, crows, The chimpanzeeThe chimpanzee. Like us, everyone uses tools to fulfill their own interests. Elephant too. And researchers from Humboldt University (Germany) report in the journal Current biology They have just witnessed surprising behavior again. The matterThe matter. Mary, an Asian elephant at Berlin Zoo, seems to have mastered the art of using a garden hose to bathe herself. To achieve this OfOfshe does not hesitate to swing the pipe like a lasso.
Modern use of a tool by one elephant and its destruction by another
But perhaps what surprised the researchers most about the images was how another elephant, Anchali, behaved. He actually started twisting and pinching the pipe. As if she wanted to end Maryam’s shower by stopping the flow of water. Researchers cannot be sure of his true intentions, but the fact that he then attempted to crush the pipe with his trunk while doing a handstand ultimately leaves no room for doubt.
A touch of humor or an act of malice?
It remains to be seen whether Anchali. “is that funny or mean”. And to know if this kind of behavior occurs in wild elephants in nature.
