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

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

A very clever cow has learned to use sticks to scratch herself, the first time sophisticated tool use has been seen in ...

Researchers observed that Veronika typically prefers to use the bristled end of a deck brush when scratching the broad, firm ...

Brown Swiss in Austria has been discovered using tools in multiple ways – something only ever seen in humans and chimpanzees ...

A 13-year-old Austrian cow has just nudged cattle a little higher up the intelligence ladder. Veronika, a pet cow in the ...

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

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