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Aimed Object‐throwing by a Wild African Elephant in an Interspecific Encounter
Author(s) -
Wickler Wolfgang,
Seibt Uta
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
ethology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.739
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1439-0310
pISSN - 0179-1613
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1997.tb00152.x
Subject(s) - african elephant , aggression , interspecific competition , ecology , throwing , white (mutation) , geography , zoology , biology , psychology , social psychology , mechanical engineering , biochemistry , gene , engineering
A wild and presumably female African elephant ( Loxodonta africana ) was observed when she threw with her trunk various materials ‐ mud, soil, vegetation ‐ to an interfering white rhino ( Ceratotherium simum ). Objectthrowing, a special type of animal tool‐behaviour, seems to be used by elephants not only in aggression but also for exploration