Wild Asian elephants in India have been seen using branches to swat flies, while elephants in a naturalistic captive setting modified branches that were too long or bushy before using them — evidence that elephants can both use and manufacture simple tools - Space Daily
Wild Asian elephants in India have been seen using branches to swat flies, while elephants in a naturalistic captive setting modified branches that were too long or bushy before using them — evidence that elephants can both use and manufacture simple tools...

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Wild Asian elephants in India have been seen using branches to swat flies, while elephants in a naturalistic captive setting modified branches that were too long or bushy before using them — evidence that elephants can both use and manufacture simple tools...
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Wild Asian elephants in India have been seen using branches to swat flies, while elephants in a naturalistic captive setting modified branches that were too long or bushy before using them — evidence that elephants can both use and manufacture simple tools...
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- Wild Asian elephants in India have been seen using branches to swat flies, while elephants in a naturalistic captive setting modified branches that were too long or bushy before using them — evidence that elephants can both use and manufacture simple tools...
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- Published · Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:00:02 GMT
- Fetched by Nuzenio · Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:18:00 GMT
- Latest update · Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:18:00 GMT
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