Raised as a pet in southern Austria, her solution to bothersome horseflies has changed what was known about animal ...

Perhaps the absurd thing was not the absurdity of a cow using tools, but the absurdity of us never thinking that a cow might ...

This is the first recorded instance of a bovine using tools from her environment to relieve an itch—leaving scientists ...

The unexpected observation of a cow using a broom to scratch herself isn't necessarily surprising, but it expands our ...

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

A pet cow named Veronika uses a tool in a surprisingly sophisticated way—possibly because she has been allowed to live her ...

Austrian researchers say they've found the first known example of tool use by cattle, courtesy of a Swiss-Brown cow named ...

The intentional, flexible use of tools has long been considered a hallmark of cognitive ability. For much of modern science, ...

A pet cow named Veronika can scratch her own back with a broom — the first scientifically documented case of tool use in cows ...

Veronika the cow uses a brush as a tool to scratch herself, revealing rare problem-solving skills and expanding what we know ...

Learn how researchers tested a cow’s behavior and what her tool use reveals about animal intelligence.

A pet cow has learned to scratch herself with a broom, showing creative problem-solving skills that make it harder to ignore ...