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

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

Raised as a pet in southern Austria, her solution to bothersome horseflies has changed what was known about animal ...

Researchers report the first documented case of tool use in cattle, based on a Swiss Brown cow named Veronika who doesn’t just grab an object and rub it against herself.

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 ...

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

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

A messy book rack and a copy of The Wizard of Oz spark a profound reflection on modern management. Senior Lecturer Jeevani ...

“Chinstraps are declining globally,” Martinez said. “Models show that they might get extinct before the end of the century at ...

"Imagine the tools a cow would make. This idea, humorously illustrated in Gary Larson's Far Side cartoon, captures a ...

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