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

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

A cow in Austria has been observed using tools ― the first time such behavior has been recorded in cattle. Have we underestimated the gentle bovines all this time?

A cow in Austria has been observed using tools ― the first time such behavior has been recorded in cattle. Have we ...

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

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

When it comes to using tools, Veronika the Austrian cow is outstanding in its field. The 13-year-old Swiss Brown is the first ...

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

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

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

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