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

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

A cow in Austria has made headlines for demonstrating flexible tool use, challenging assumptions about animal intelligence.

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

Scientists investigating video of a cow using tools say their findings could expand the list of animals capable of tool use.

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

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

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

A wolf was filmed pulling bait out of a submerged crab trap — with some experts howling with glee that it could be the first documented evidence of the beasts using tools. The female wolf was recently ...

A pack of wolves in British Columbia has been baffling Indigenous fishermen for weeks, but the fascinating discovery is now raising even more questions. That's because the wolves' actions, which were ...