Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many animals have been studied and observed to have an incredible capacity for intelligence. Some of the most commonly cited ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study has challenged assumptions about livestock intelligence by documenting the first known instance of a cow using tools.

Veronika spends her days in the idyllic pastures of southern Austria, where she lives with her family. And every now and then, she picks up a broom to scratch those hard-to-reach areas of her back.

Many animals have been studied and observed to have an incredible capacity for intelligence. Some of the most commonly cited examples of animal intelligence come from animals including primates, ...

A new study has challenged assumptions about livestock intelligence by documenting the first known instance of a cow using tools. Veronika, a pet Swiss Brown cow, whose clever use of tools suggests ...

Veronika the cow has proven to use a multi-functional tool with intent, rather than by happenstance. Cows’ intelligence has been ignored, despite co-existing with humans for thousands of years. At ...