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

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

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

Scientists investigating video of a cow using tools say their findings could expand the list of animals capable of tool use.

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

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

A wolf was filmed pulling bait out of a submerged crab trap — with some experts howling with glee that it could be the first documented evidence of the beasts using tools. The female wolf was recently ...