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

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

A pet cow named Veronika uses tools in a surprisingly sophisticated way—possibly because she has been allowed to live her ...

Veronika, a cow living in an idyllic mountain village in the Austrian countryside, has spent years perfecting the art of ...

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.

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

For decades, the default assumption has been that cows don’t have the kind of minds that support tool use. A famous Far Side cartoon, Cow Tools, made that idea into a joke: a cow stands beside strange ...

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

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

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

Veronika the cow uses a brush as a tool to scratch herself, revealing rare problem-solving skills and expanding what we know ...

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