"Elephants spray themselves with water, mud or dust all the time, and it’s been shown before that over 80% of observed tool-use behaviours in elephants are actually body care-related," said ...

Lena Kaufmann, of Humbolt University, who filmed Mary, said: “Elephants spray themselves with water, mud or dust all the time, and it’s been shown before that over 80% of observed tool-use ...

Mary's rival Anchali blocking the flow of water. Urban et al./Current Biology All the elephants used their trunks to spray themselves with water, but Mary was the only one who also used the hose ...

The elephant, named Mary, was filmed using her trunk to spray herself with water, methodically lifting her legs and adjusting the hose to clean herself, a skill never before observed in elephants.

Mary (L) was washing herself with a hose pipe when her friend Anchali felt mischievous Lena Kaufmann, of Humboldt University, who filmed Mary, said: “Elephants spray themselves with water ...

Lena Kaufmann of Humboldt University, who filmed Mary’s shower, added: “Elephants spray themselves with water, mud or dust all the time, and it’s been shown before that over 80% of observed ...