A Swiss Brown cow is out to prove cows are smarter than people think.

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

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

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

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

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Around ten years ago, an organic farmer and baker in a small Austrian town noticed that his pet cow would use sticks to ...

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

Learn how researchers tested a cow’s behavior and what her tool use reveals about animal intelligence.

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