AIMED OBJECT-THROWING BY A WILD AFRICAN ELEPHANT IN AN INTERSPECIFIC ENCOUNTER

Authors
WICKLER W SEIBT U
Citation
W. Wickler et U. Seibt, AIMED OBJECT-THROWING BY A WILD AFRICAN ELEPHANT IN AN INTERSPECIFIC ENCOUNTER, Ethology, 103(5), 1997, pp. 365-368
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology, Biological",Zoology,"Behavioral Sciences
Journal title
Ethology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01791613
Volume
103
Issue
5
Year of publication
1997
Pages
365 - 368
Database
ISI
SICI code
0179-1613(1997)103:5<365:AOBAWA>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
A wild and presumably female African elephant (Loxodonta africana) mas observed when she threw with her trunk various materials - mud, soil, vegetation - to an interfering white rhino (Ceratotherium simum). Obj ect-throwing, a special type of animal tool-behaviour, seems to be use d by elephants not only in aggression but also for exploration.