Cow astonishes scientists with rare use of tools

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

‘Veronika’ Is the First Cow Known to Use a Tool

This is the first recorded instance of a bovine using tools from her environment to relieve an itch—leaving scientists ...
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Scientists Suddenly Discover That Cow Tools Are Real

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Cows can use tools, scientists report

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This Cow Uses Tools – and It’s Forcing Scientists To Rethink Animal Intelligence

A Swiss Brown cow has been shown to use tools flexibly and deliberately, challenging long-standing assumptions about the cognitive limits of livestock. In 1982, cartoonist Gary Larson introduced ...
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Cow surprises scientists with rare use of tools, reveals it's smarter than we think

The unlikely star of the study is Veronika, a 13-year-old Swiss Brown cow living in the alpine village of Nötsch in southern Austria.
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Scientists amazed by 'cow using an actual tool'

A 13-year-old Austrian cow has just nudged cattle a little higher up the intelligence ladder. Veronika, a pet cow in the Alpine village of Nötsch im Gailtal, caught the attention of animal cognition ...

Ask Dr. Universe: Scientists use multiple tools to figure mass, size of planets

Scientists on Earth use seismometers to get a more detailed picture of what the inside of the Earth is made of. Those seismometers record vibrations from earthquakes. The vibrations change depending ...