Mary the elephant uses a hose to give herself a shower at the Berlin Zoo.
When staff at the Berlin Zoo go around showering the elephants, they don't bother with Mary. They simply hand her the hose and let her have it.
Mary systematically hoses off her entire body, from trunk to toes, he says, adjusting her grip and her limbs accordingly. Anchali, the banana peeler's daughter, has been repeatedly observed bending and gripping the hose until it cuts off Mary's showers. "It's common to observe elephants manipulating food and non-food objects in a way that reminds us of a toddler playing with a toy or of an adult fidgeting with office supplies at their desk," LaDue, a conservation scientist at the Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden, said.He called the study "another example of the cognitive complexity of elephants."
While he can't say for sure whether Anchali is intentionally messing with Mary, he says the conflict between them may be a product of their captivity.
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