Veronika the Austrian cow adapts the placement of a tool depending where on her body she has an itch, and challenges assumptions about cattle smarts in the process.

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

Scientists say they've observed the first ever verified case of a cow using tools, vindicating a decades-old comic strip.

This is the first recorded instance of a bovine using tools from her environment to relieve an itch—leaving scientists ...

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

Veronika is the first known cow to use a tool. She uses a broom to scratch herself. She even adapts its use depending on the ...