The elephant has the largest brain of any land mammal. Its ‘grey matter’ — crucial to thinking and problem-solving — is also more extensive.

Innovating to solve a novel puzzle: wild Asian elephants vary in their ability to problem solve. Animal Behaviour, 2023; DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2023.08.019 ...

Persistence is key: Investigating innovative problem solving by Asian elephants using a novel multi-access box. Animal Cognition, 25 (3), 657-669. doi: 10.1007/s10071-021-01576-3 ...

“We took a comprehensive approach by using three different problem-solving tasks and three types of personality assessments to determine if individual personality played a role in which elephants were ...

Kandula, an 7-year-old elephant that the Smithsonian's National Zoo, has remarkable problem- solving skills. He can use boxes and stepping stools to reach food that was previously out of reach.