A pet cow in Austria started using a broom to scratch herself — the first ever documented case of bovine tool use.
"This was a meaningful example of tool use in a species that is rarely considered from a cognitive perspective," said a ...
Veronika the Austrian cow adapts the placement of a tool depending where on her body she has an itch, and challenges assumptions about cattle smarts in the process.
Learn how researchers tested a cow’s behavior and what her tool use reveals about animal intelligence.
A cow in Austria has made headlines for demonstrating flexible tool use, challenging assumptions about animal intelligence.