Meet Veronika, tool-using cow
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A video of a cow scratching herself with a broom shocked viewers and researchers due to the cow’s clever ability to use tools as an itch-relieving innovation. The cow, Veronika, is 12 years old and began using tools nine years ago,
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Veronika, a cow living in an idyllic mountain village in the Austrian countryside, has spent years perfecting the art of scratching herself with sticks, rakes, and deck brushes. Now that scientists have discovered her, she has the distinction of the first cow known to use tools.
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Veronika the cow uses a brush as a tool to scratch herself, revealing rare problem-solving skills and expanding what we know of tool use in animals.
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In a now-viral video, a cow is seen scratching itself with a brush. According to the BBC, the cow named Veronika lives in a mountain village in Austria and has been perfecting her ability to scratch herself with a variety of tools, including sticks, rakes, and brooms.