Elephants vary what they eat for dinner each night, study suggests

Elephants may vary what they eat for dinner each night (Ben Birchall/PA)

Elephants may vary what they eat for dinner each night (Ben Birchall/PA)

Elephants may vary what they eat for dinner every night, just like humans, new research suggests.

It is well known that the animals eat leaves, yet figuring out exactly what kind of plants the herbivores chomp on is more complicated.

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