{"id":1345300,"date":"2024-11-08T22:16:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T22:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businesstelegraph.co.uk\/elephant-shocks-scientists-after-teaching-itself-to-shower-using-hose\/"},"modified":"2024-11-08T22:16:00","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T22:16:00","slug":"elephant-shocks-scientists-after-teaching-itself-to-shower-using-hose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businesstelegraph.co.uk\/elephant-shocks-scientists-after-teaching-itself-to-shower-using-hose\/","title":{"rendered":"Elephant shocks scientists after teaching itself to shower using hose"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- newscabal uk text -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8162386273903324\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3688094655\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"main\">\n<div class=\"sc-1230l3a-0 qAogd newsletter-component sc-1ge0fwe-0 eFJlzZ\" data-newsletter-key=\"receiveOpinionWeekly\">\n<div class=\"sc-1ykbqwm-0 ffESMm sc-1ykbqwm-1 kVMOFF\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.businesstelegraph.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Turin-Shroud-may-actually-be-Jesuss-burial-cloth-new-study.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Independent Voices\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-tuvb20-0 gTNegf\">\n<div class=\"sc-f4xtp-3 idnUYL sc-f4xtp-8 csMdko\">\n<p><h3 data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"sc-f4xtp-4 kScMpm\">The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week &#8211; from controversial columns to expert analysis<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-f4xtp-5 sc-f4xtp-6 hZxxwX gGxKIG\">Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns<\/h3>\n<h3 data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"sc-f4xtp-5 hZxxwX\">Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/elephants\">Asian elephant<\/a> has been dubbed the \u201cqueen of showering\u201d after it was filmed washing itself with a hose in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/zoos\">German zoo<\/a>, demonstrating \u201cremarkable skill\u201d, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/science\">stunned scientists<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Mary was seen on camera at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/travel\/europe\/germany\/berlin\">Berlin Zoo<\/a> using her trunk to methodically wash her body with a hose, lifting up her limbs to ensure she got in all the crevices, in what researchers called \u201csophisticated behaviour\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>But another elephant &#8211; perhaps jealous of Mary\u2019s unusual expertise in self-hygiene &#8211; attempted to sabotage her happy shower, in what astonished scientists described as an \u201cunexpected bonus\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Anchali the elephant was caught using her trunk to try and cut off the water, clamping the hose and putting pressure on the pipe in an attempt to stop her pal from washing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-482ou5-2 eOHevC image align-none\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cpcmmN\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"2\" class=\"sc-482ou5-0 fgnOTo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.businesstelegraph.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Elephant-shocks-scientists-after-teaching-itself-to-shower-using-hose.jpg\"  loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Anchali the elephant attempted to interrupt Mary\u2019s self-care time\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ inline-gallery-btn\" on=\"tap:auto-image-gallery,inline-image-carousel.goToSlide(index=0)\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-gallery-length=\"2\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 hiCdLa liXvvg\">Anchali the elephant attempted to interrupt Mary\u2019s self-care time<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 izyooE\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->Urban et al\/Current Biology\/PA Wire<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Both animals exhibited goal-directed behaviour using tools, according to researchers at the Humboldt University of Berlin. This is a skill once believed to be unique to humans but has recently been observed in chimpanzees, crows, dolphins and other species.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Brecht of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/humboldt\">Humboldt University<\/a> said: \u201cElephants are amazing with hoses. 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lena Kaufmann of Humboldt University, who filmed Mary\u2019s shower, added: \u201cElephants spray themselves with water, mud or dust all the time, and it\u2019s been shown before that over 80% of observed tool-use behaviours in elephants are actually body care-related.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But a water hose is an \u201cexceptionally complex tool\u201d, as it is flexible, can extend, and has water flowing through it, she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMary\u2019s very skillful behaviour with this water hose made us think that maybe elephants have somewhat (an) intuitive understanding of hoses, potentially due to the similarities with their own trunks,\u201d Ms Kaufman added.<\/p>\n<p>Anchali and Mary were interacting aggressively, said researchers. Anchali is seen pulling the hose towards herself and twisting it as she attempts to cut off the water supply.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-482ou5-2 eOHevC image align-none\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cpcmmN\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"2\" class=\"sc-482ou5-0 dKlVQJ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.businesstelegraph.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1731105794_514_Elephant-shocks-scientists-after-teaching-itself-to-shower-using-hose.jpg\"  loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Clever Mary has now been dubbed the \u201cqueen of showering\u201d by researchers\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ inline-gallery-btn\" on=\"tap:auto-image-gallery,inline-image-carousel.goToSlide(index=1)\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-gallery-length=\"2\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 hiCdLa liXvvg\">Clever Mary has now been dubbed the \u201cqueen of showering\u201d by researchers<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 izyooE\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->Urban et al\/Current Biology\/PA Wire<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Prof Brecht said: \u201cThe surprise was certainly Anchali\u2019s kink-and-clamp behaviour. Nobody had thought that she\u2019d be smart enough to pull off such a trick.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Elephants are usually trained not to step on hoses &#8211; so Anchali\u2019s attempts to put pressure on the hose to cut off supply is likely to be a deliberate attempt to cut off Mary\u2019s shower.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen Anchali came up with a second behaviour that disrupted water flow to Mary, I became pretty convinced that she is trying to sabotage Mary,\u201d Prof Brecht said.<\/p>\n<p>Mary was observed grasping the hose behind its tip to use it like a stiff shower head. She also preferred to use it on her right side, but was able to adapt her technique based on the type of hose, researchers said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cElephants are amazing with hoses. 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prof Brecht also raised questions on whether elephants behave similarly in the wild.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo elephants play tricks on each other in the wild? When I saw Anchali\u2019s kink and clamp for the first time, I broke out in laughter. So I wonder, does Anchali also think this is funny, or is she just being mean?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The researchers\u2019 findings have been published in the journal Current Biology.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8162386273903324\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7859258044\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/science\/elephant-showering-german-zoo-humboldt-university-b2643757.html\">READ SOURCE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week &#8211; from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter An Asian elephant has been dubbed the \u201cqueen of showering\u201d after it was filmed washing itself with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1345301,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_oct_exclude_from_cache":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1345300","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-science"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - 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