A new study is the first to describe tool use in a cow. It could be evidence that livestock has higher cognitive capabilities ...

Veronika, a cow living in an idyllic mountain village in the Austrian countryside, has spent years perfecting the art of ...

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

A pet cow in Austria started using a broom to scratch herself — the first ever documented case of bovine tool use. For the ...

Veronika is a Swiss brown cow kept not for milk or meat but as a pet by Witgar Wiegele, an organic farmer and baker in ...

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 tools in a surprisingly sophisticated way—possibly because she has been allowed to live her ...

In 1982, cartoonist Gary Larson published a now-iconic "Far Side" comic titled "Cow Tools." In it, a cow stands proudly ...

A clever cow called Veronika is the first ever to be recorded using tools - including a brush to scratch her back. The old ...

Their instincts and physiology give cattle advantages that have historically helped them protect themselves. Their eyes are ...

Her owner, Witgar Wiegele, is an organic farmer and baker who keeps the cow as a pet. With Wiegele’s permission, they ...

The unexpected observation of a cow using a broom to scratch herself isn't necessarily surprising, but it expands our ...