In a remarkable display of intelligence, an Asian elephant at Berlin Zoo has stunned scientists by teaching herself how to shower ... water, methodically lifting her legs and adjusting the hose ...

During shower time, another Asian elephant, called Anchali, started pulling the hose toward herself and away from Mary, lifting and kinking it to disrupt the flow of water. Prof Brecht said ...

To stay cool, and protect their skin, they wallow in mud, bathe in dust and use their trunks to spray themselves with water ... using a large hose to give herself a shower. Mary’s hose-wielding ...

One elephant named Mary showed a sophisticated showering technique, and another regularly tried to stop the flow of water ... the hose was too thin or too thick, she would either not shower ...

Mary was seen on camera at Berlin Zoo using her trunk to methodically wash her body with a hose ... who filmed Mary’s shower, added: “Elephants spray themselves with water, mud or dust ...