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

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