First-ever flexible tool use seen in a cow suggests livestock are smarter than believed

In news that is sure to delight fans of a certain Gary Larson cartoon turned meme about the limitations of bovine cognition, ...
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 ...

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 ...
Morning Overview on MSN

A tool using cow is shattering what we thought we knew about animal smarts

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

Holy cow! Cattle may be a lot smarter than we thought

A cow in Austria has been observed using tools― the first time such behavior has been recorded in cattle. The 13- year-old Swiss Brown cow lives in the village of Nötsch at the foot of the Carinthia ...
WSKG

Videos of cows using tools are drawing attention back to a cult-favorite cow comic

A recent study that shows how cows can use tools recalls the controversial 1982 cartoon from "The Far Side" comic strip called "Cow Tools." ...

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 ...