When walking through an unfamiliar city, we might rely on different types of directions. Head east out of the train station, ...

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

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

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

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

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

A new study has challenged assumptions about livestock intelligence by documenting the first known ...

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

The old Swiss Brown cow has astonished scientists in Austria with her broom, which she uses as a multi-purpose tool.

Credit: Antonio J. Osuna Mascaró/Cover Images Gary Larson’s 1982 The Far Side cartoon Cow Tools has long delighted internet ...

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