A brown cow in a grassy field scratches its face with a long-handled brush, with trees and a house in the background.

Veronika the Cow Demonstrates Tool Use

Austrian cow Veronika proved in 2026 that cows, like crows and chimps, have the ability to use multipurpose tools.
Antonio J. Osuna-Mascaró and Alice M.I. Auersperg. Flexible use of a multi-purpose tool by a cow. Current Biology, 2025.
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