Back-scratching bovine leads scientists to reassess intelligence of cows
Brown Swiss in Austria has been discovered using tools in multiple ways – something only ever seen in humans and chimpanzeesScientists have been forced to rethink the intelligence of cattle after an Austrian cow named Veronika displayed an impressive – and until now undocumented – knack for...
<p>Brown Swiss in Austria has been discovered using tools in multiple ways – something only ever seen in humans and chimpanzees</p><p>Scientists have been forced to rethink the intelligence of cattle after an Austrian cow named Veronika displayed an impressive – and until now undocumented – knack for tool use.</p><p>Witgar Wiegele, an organic farmer and baker from a small town in Carinthia near the Italian border, keeps Veronika as a pet and noticed that she occasionally played with sticks and used them to scratch her body.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jan/19/back-scratching-cow-veronika-bovine-intelligence">Continue reading...</a>
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