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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

A very clever cow has learned to use sticks to scratch herself, the first time sophisticated tool use has been seen in ...

A 13-year-old Swiss Brown cow in a quiet Austrian village is forcing scientists to redraw the mental map of the barnyard. By ...