US EditionCows may be smarter than we thought. This one uses a brush to scratch herself.
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The Veronika cow found a “innovative, flexible and functional” way of reaching areas of her body to scratch herself with a broom, in Austria, in a further demonstration that animals are sentient and intelligent beings, something that those who eat them deny. This behavior invites us to reflect on the cognitive abilities of livestock, which in cases responds to her name and knows human routines. This experiment, filmed by researchers from the Mes…
Veronica the cow has abilities that until now had only been observed in chimpanzees.
Because she can scratch herself with a broom, the cow Veronica has become a world star. What does the use of tools say about the intelligence of animals? And what does the hype say about the people watching them?Read the complete article on FALTER.at
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A photo provided by Antonio J. Osuna Mascaró shows Veronika, a 13-year-old cow in Austria that has demonstrated using different ends of a wooden broom to scratch different parts of her body. This is the first scientifically documented case of tool use in cows, researchers say. (Antonio J. Osuna Mascaró via The New York Times) By EMILY ANTHES For a cow, Veronika has had what might be considered an idyllic life. She lives in a picturesque town in …
What consequences the intelligence of the cow Veronica has for mass animal husbandry.
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