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 ...

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 ...

Video shows cow using a brush to scratch its back in first described case of tool use in cattle

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

Meet Veronika, the tool-using cow

Her owner, Witgar Wiegele, is an organic farmer and baker who keeps the cow as a pet. With Wiegele’s permission, they conducted a series of randomized trials with a deck scrub broom, chosen for its ...