Austrian researchers say they've found the first known example of tool use by cattle, courtesy of a Swiss-Brown cow named ...

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

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

Researchers observed that Veronika typically prefers to use the bristled end of a deck brush when scratching the broad, firm ...

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

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

Researchers in Austria detailed the unusual case of the first cow to be documented using tools -- specifically, a brush she ...

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

A new study is the first to describe tool use in a cow. It could be evidence that livestock has higher cognitive capabilities than once thought, researchers say.

Researchers report clear evidence of flexible tool use in a domestic cow, expanding scientific understanding of animal cognition beyond traditional species.

that were otherwise out of reach. And this is exactly what she did.

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