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 ...

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 ...

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.

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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 ...

New Caledonian crows may find tool use fun, according to a new study. This is an Inside Science story. (Inside Science) -- Getting food is nice. But scoring that food through clever tool use is even ...

You may be familiar with the debate. Some biologists, anthropologists, and psychologists claim that several nonhuman animal species have culture. They point to two kinds of evidence to support their ...