A recent study that shows how cows can use tools recalls the controversial 1982 cartoon from "The Far Side" comic strip called "Cow Tools." In case you haven't heard, cows are using tools now. Well, ...

Austrian researchers say they've found the first known example of tool use by cattle, courtesy of a Swiss-Brown cow named Veronika. Scientists have documented a lot of animals that use tools, like ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Antonio J. Osuna Mascaró When it comes to using tools, Veronika the Austrian cow is outstanding in her field. The ...

A deck brush can be a good tool for the right task. Just ask Veronika, the Brown Swiss cow. Veronika uses both ends of a deck brush to scratch various parts of her body, researchers report January 19 ...

In the mountain pastures of Austria, a very clever cow is overturning our view of how intelligent these creatures actually are. A pet Swiss Brown cow named Veronika has learned how to use both ends of ...

Far Side fans might recall a classic 1982 cartoon called “Cow Tools,” featuring a cow standing next to a jumble of strange objects—the joke being that cows don’t use tools. That’s why a pet Swiss ...

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 ...

This post is in response to Unexpected Creative Tool Use By a Wild Wolf to Catch Crabs By Marc Bekoff Ph.D. Veronika using the brush to scratch her back. Source: A. J. Osuna-Mascaró/with permission.

In 1982, cartoonist Gary Larson published a now-iconic "Far Side" comic titled "Cow Tools." In it, a cow stands proudly beside a jumble of bizarre, useless objects that are "tools" in name only. The ...

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 ...

Cows are a major source of methane, a greenhouse gas far more potent than carbon dioxide and a significant driver of climate change. Nevada has about 435,000 cattle, including more than 30,000 dairy ...

Nash County Sheriff Keith Stone told WRAL on Tuesday that 11 cows have been reported stolen from Griffin Farms in Nash County. It is unclear on the exact date the cattle were taken. Other WRAL Top ...