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

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

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 cow's owner noticed about a decade ago that the animal would pick up sticks and use them to scratch itself. Read more at ...

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.