A pet cow in Austria named Veronika picks up sticks with her mouth and uses them to scratch herself—which a team at ...

Her owner, Witgar Wiegele, is an organic farmer and baker who keeps the cow as a pet. With Wiegele’s permission, they conducted a series of randomized trials with a deck scrub broom, chosen for its ...

The old Swiss Brown cow has astonished scientists in Austria with her broom, which she uses as a multi-purpose tool.

A new study is the first to describe tool use in a cow. It could be evidence that livestock has higher cognitive capabilities than once thought, researchers say.