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 ...
ScienceAlert on MSN

Clever Cow Documented Using Tools in an Astonishing Scientific First

Cows can now be counted among the animals shown to use tools deliberately – and to adapt them to different tasks. In a series ...
Science Focus

A cow has been filmed using tools for the first time ever, stunning scientists

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

Do Cows Use Tools? New Research Says Yes

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

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 ...

A cow named Veronika shocked scientists with a new skill — proving they’re a lot smarter than we thought: ‘Not accidental’

She needed a moo-sage. Utilizing implements isn’t limited to primates and brainiac birds. A brown cow named Veronika was documented using tools with impressive skill for the first time ever, ...
Earth.com

Cow tool use challenges ideas about animal intelligence

For decades, the default assumption has been that cows don’t have the kind of minds that support tool use. A famous Far Side cartoon, Cow Tools, made that idea into a joke: a cow stands beside strange ...