How does a cow scratch an itch on its back? An Austrian cow named Veronika has a solution that could change how we view livestock. For the past decade, Veronika has been observed by her owner ...

"Imagine the tools a cow would make. This idea, humorously illustrated in Gary Larson's Far Side cartoon, captures a widespread assumption: cows are neither problem-solvers nor tool users." This may ...

Many animals have been studied and observed to have an incredible capacity for intelligence. Some of the most commonly cited examples of animal intelligence come from animals including primates, ...

But there's a difference in intelligence between tool use, and tool invention. INVENTING tools is harder, predicated on whether or not the creature has the ability to manipulate what they find into ...

A clever cow called Veronika is the first ever to be recorded using tools - including a brush to scratch her back. The old Swiss Brown cow has astonished scientists in Austria with her ability to use ...

(CNN) — How does a cow scratch an itch on its back? An Austrian cow named Veronika has a solution that could change how we view livestock. For the past decade, Veronika has been observed by her owner ...

I am thoroughly unsurprised by this. The findings of planning, novel tool use and tool production that we’ve documented over the last couple decades in some animals I’ll admit to having been surprised ...