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Clever Cow Documented Using Tools in an Astonishing Scientific First
Cows can now be counted among the animals shown to use tools deliberately – and to adapt them to different tasks. In a series ...
The discovery builds on Jane Goodall’s research from the 1960s ...
This is the first recorded instance of a bovine using tools from her environment to relieve an itch—leaving scientists ...
She needed a moo-sage. Utilizing implements isn’t limited to primates and brainiac birds. A brown cow named Veronika was documented using tools with impressive skill for the first time ever, ...
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 in Austria named Veronika picks up sticks with her mouth and uses them to scratch herself—which a team at ...
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 ...
A pet cow named Veronika uses a tool in a surprisingly sophisticated way—possibly because she has been allowed to live her ...
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Researchers identify tool use in a pet cow, indicating livestock might be smarter than thought
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.
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