Cows can now be counted among the animals shown to use tools deliberately – and to adapt them to different tasks. In a series ...

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

The discovery builds on Jane Goodall’s research from the 1960s ...

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 ...

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

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

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

New Caledonian crows may find tool use fun, according to a new study. This is an Inside Science story. (Inside Science) -- Getting food is nice. But scoring that food through clever tool use is even ...