As an unexpected bonus, researchers say they also have evidence that a fellow elephant knows how to turn the water off, ...

Scientists amazed as zoo elephant uses water hose to shower herself - Mary, an Asian elephant at Berlin Zoo, has been dubbed ...

A clever elephant has cleaned up by learning how to use a hose as a shower. Previous studies have shown that tool use isn’t ...

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–particularly an ...

Elephants appear to be exceptionally good with hoses, possibly linked to the similarity between the trunk and the hose.

A beloved elephant at the National Zoo named Kamala was euthanized Saturday in D.C. — setting off a flurry of jokes about the ...

An elephant named “Kamala” has died at a zoo just days before the presidential election – leading social media users to claim ...

With the economy top-of-mind for voters heading to the polls, one finance expert is sounding the alarm about Vice President ...

Yoga Vasishtha tells the story of a huge elephant who lived in the Vindhya Hills. He had enormous tusks that looked like the ...

Learn more If you're looking for a fun way to ring in the holiday season with friends and family, you can't go wrong with a white elephant party. For those not familiar, a white elephant is a gift ...

I will always cherish the time I spent with a baby elephant being hand-reared at the Oakland Zoo. Now, 28 years later, the ...

Perpetuated by political cartoonist Thomas Nast, the donkey became a symbol for the Democratic Party. Soon, Nast invited ...