Elephants are known for their intelligence and social complexity, and recent observations show they might even engage in playful pranks. A new study documents Asian elephants’ skillful use of hoses ...

This elephant’s behavior is adorable, and it’s also very typical. Baby elephants are known to suck on their trunks for a variety of reasons. The most common reason is comfort while they learn to use ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. an elephant in a zoo enclosure holds a yellow hose in its trunk and uses the hose as a shower “Elephants are amazing with hoses,” ...

Why is the elephant trunk so wrinkly? It sounds like the start of one of Aesop’s fables. But in a new study in the journal Royal Society Open Science, researchers offer up some answers. This all ...

Source: Martinvl, via Wikimedia Commons. Play behavior can be a delicate balance between cooperation and competition. In apes and monkeys, a relaxed “play face” signals that one’s intentions are not ...