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This elephant peels bananas, but only slightly ripe ones

Studying the rare ability may shed light on how the animals learn

Asian elephant grabbing a banana with her trunk

Pang Pha takes a banana from a researcher at the Berlin Zoo. Whether the elephant peels the fruit before eating it depends on its ripeness.

Lena Kaufmann

By Nora Bradford

- More than 2 years ago

Do you peel bananas from the top or bottom? One elephant goes with a third option.