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From their floppy ears to their giant trunks and massive size, there’s a lot that stands out about the elephant. Elephant tusks are both a valuable tool and a potential liability for these gentle ...

Tool use isn’t unique to humans. Chimpanzees use sticks as tools. Dolphins, crows, and elephants are known for their tool-use abilities, too. Now a report in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

Pauline Costes receives funding from the IBEES Initiative of Sorbonne Université (E. Pouydebat). An elephant uses its trunk for eating, drinking water, communicating, exploring the environment, social ...

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“Elephants are amazing with hoses,” Michael Brecht, a study co-author and Humboldt University of Berlin neuroscientist said in a statement. “As it is often the case with elephants, hose tool use ...

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