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Elephants can wash with a hose – and sabotage shower time, scientists say

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Berlin zoo elephant called Mary used her trunk to lift a water hose and wield it like a shower head.

She also grasped the hose further back, swinging it as a lasso, to spray her back.

But Mary became defensive of the hose and aggressive towards a younger female, Anchali .

Anchali, however, was no mere bystander and cut off the flow of water.

The team say they suspect the disruption could be a deliberate act of sabotage.

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