Travelers in the Swiss Alps are bound to see cows dotting the hillsides, or even running up to say hello and ask for a ...

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

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

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 has learned to scratch herself with a broom, showing creative problem-solving skills that make it harder to ignore ...

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

Veronika, the Austrian cow, has become the first cattle known to use tools, according to a study that reveals new insights ...

Her owner, Witgar Wiegele, is an organic farmer and baker who keeps the cow as a pet. With Wiegele’s permission, they conducted a series of randomized trials with a deck scrub broom, chosen for its ...

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, ...

Imagine a cow using tools with the same finesse as some primates. This astonishing phenomenon has emerged from Austria, where a cow named Veronika has demonstrated remarkable cognitive abilities that ...

Veronika has officially put cows in one of biology’s most exclusive circles: the flexible tool users club. While scientists ...

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