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](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/041023_nb-elephant_feat.png?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
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