An Asian elephant has been dubbed the “queen of showering” after it was filmed washing itself with a hose in a German zoo, demonstrating “remarkable skill”, according to stunned scientists.

A student from Spain who was washing an elephant at a tourist attraction in Thailand was killed by the animal when it struck and pushed her with its trunk. Blanca Ojanguren Garcia, 22, who was stu ...

The tragedy happened at Koh Yao Elephant Care & House which is popular with British holidaymakers, who can wash the giant mammals for £81. The unnamed Spanish woman was said to have been bitten ...

Down in the jungle where nobody goes There's a little baby elephant washing his clothes With a rub-a-dub here And a rub-a-dub there That's the way he washes his clothes. Down in the jungle where ...

A "panic-stricken" elephant killed a Spanish woman while she was bathing the animal at an elephant centre in Thailand, local police said. Blanca Ojanguren García was washing the elephant at the ...

Elephant washing, according to activists, interferes with the animals' normal grooming habits and puts them through needless stress. Experts' opinions following the attack suggested that the ...

Blanca Ojanguren García was washing the elephant at the Koh Yao Elephant Care Centre last Friday when she was pushed by the animal. The 22-year-old fell and hit her head - she later died in hospital.