How does a cow scratch an itch on its back? An Austrian cow named Veronika has a solution that could change how we view ...

Around ten years ago, an organic farmer and baker in a small Austrian town noticed that his pet cow would use sticks to ...

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

Auersperg and her colleague Antonio J. Osuna-Mascaró conducted an in-depth study of Veronika’s tool use, focusing on a deck brush that she used to scratch various parts of her body. Their observations ...

A pet cow named Veronika uses a tool in a surprisingly sophisticated way—possibly because she has been allowed to live her ...