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This pet cow just used a brush to scratch its back — the first known tool use in cattle

"This was a meaningful example of tool use in a species that is rarely considered from a cognitive perspective," said a ...

Do Cows Use Tools? This One Does.

A pet cow named Veronika can scratch her own back with a broom — the first scientifically documented case of tool use in cows ...
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A Cow Named Veronika Can Scratch Her Back With a Broom. Watch the Video That Scientists Are Calling the First Documented Evidence of Cattle Using Tools

Around ten years ago, an organic farmer and baker in a small Austrian town noticed that his pet cow would use sticks to ...

Watch Veronika the brown cow pick up a rake to scratch herself—a scientific first

Veronika, a cow living in an idyllic mountain village in the Austrian countryside, has spent years perfecting the art of ...

Researchers identify tool use in a pet cow, indicating livestock might be smarter than thought

A new study is the first to describe tool use in a cow. It could be evidence that livestock has higher cognitive capabilities than once thought, researchers say.

Clever cow recorded using back-scratching tool for first time

A cow’s clever behavior using back-scratching tool forces scientists to rethink intelligence of animals - This type of ...

Back-scratching bovine leads scientists to reassess intelligence of cows

Brown Swiss in Austria has been discovered using tools in different ways – something only ever seen in humans and chimpanzees ...