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The discovery suggests cows may have far greater cognitive abilities than previously assumed.

This is the first recorded instance of a bovine using tools from her environment to relieve an itch—leaving scientists ...

A pet cow in Austria named Veronika picks up sticks with her mouth and uses them to scratch herself—which a team at ...

The discovery builds on Jane Goodall’s research from the 1960s ...

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

A pet cow named Veronika can scratch her own back with a broom — the first scientifically documented case of tool use in cows ...

Veronika has officially put cows in one of biology’s most exclusive circles: the flexible tool users club. While scientists ...