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Veronika, a Swiss Brown cow in Austria, has gone viral for using a stick to scratch herself, challenging assumptions about animal intelligence and tool use. In the mountain pastures of Austria, a cow ...

Austrian cow, Veronika, uses a stick to scratch herself, demonstrating flexible tool use by applying different parts for different purposes. Researchers from the University of Veterinary Medicine, ...

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A cow has stunned scientists by becoming the first documented bovine to use a multi-purpose tool, raising questions about the intelligence of the species. Veronika, a 13-year-old Swiss cow, has ...

A few years ago, during a taxi ride, the driver described to me how a pig had transformed his life. A childhood with dogs taught him what to expect from animals, yet he was unprepared for the pig he ...

Veronika, a cow living in an idyllic mountain village in the Austrian countryside, has spent years perfecting the art of scratching herself with sticks, rakes, and deck brushes. Now that scientists ...

A pet cow named Veronika can scratch her own back with a broom — the first scientifically documented case of tool use in cows, researchers say. By Emily Anthes For a cow, Veronika has had what might ...