I am absolutely loving the rightful fuss over Veronika the cow and her ability to use a tool!

She picks up and uses the brush end of the broom for scratching some of her back and then switches to using the other end for a more gentle scratch like her belly and udder. So smart!

I still think human’s are the least intelligent sometimes. It’s shortsighted to think we have already found all the potential species that could have capacity to, and/or already do, use tools. There will definitely be others we haven’t documented yet.

Veronika, keep being you. You’re rocking at life!

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jan/19/back-scratching-cow-veronika-bovine-intelligence

#AnimalBehaviour

I am absolutely loving the rightful fuss over Veronika the cow and her ability to use a tool!

She picks up and uses the brush end of the broom for scratching some of her back and then switches to using the other end for a more gentle scratch like her belly and udder. So smart!

I still think human’s are the least intelligent sometimes. It’s shortsighted to think we have already found all the potential species that could have capacity to, and/or already do, use tools. There will definitely be others we haven’t documented yet.

Veronika, keep being you. You’re rocking at life!

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jan/19/back-scratching-cow-veronika-bovine-intelligence

#AnimalBehaviour

Do Cows Use Tools? This One Does.

A pet cow named Veronika can scratch her own back with a broom — the first scientifically documented case of tool use in cows, researchers say.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/science/animals-cows-intelligence-tools.html?unlocked_article_code=1.F1A.Dti9.sE-lbir-N_l_&utm_source=globalmuseum #cows #animals #animalbehaviour #globalmuseum

Do Cows Use Tools? This One Does.

A pet cow named Veronika can scratch her own back with a broom — the first scientifically documented case of tool use in cows, researchers say.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/science/animals-cows-intelligence-tools.html?unlocked_article_code=1.F1A.Dti9.sE-lbir-N_l_&utm_source=globalmuseum #cows #animals #animalbehaviour #globalmuseum

I'm always mildly surprised when scientists are suddenly suprised that animals other than humans and great apes could be intelligent. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jan/19/back-scratching-cow-veronika-bovine-intelligence

The scientific article in @CurrentBiology https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(25)01597-0

I recommend Frans de Waals book "Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?" His lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O4kpSGRm7E

#anthropocentrism #moreThanHuman #animalBehaviour #intelligence #NatureMatchCuts #animals #cow #cattle

I'm always mildly surprised when scientists are suddenly suprised that animals other than humans and great apes could be intelligent. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jan/19/back-scratching-cow-veronika-bovine-intelligence

The scientific article in @CurrentBiology https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(25)01597-0

I recommend Frans de Waals book "Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?" His lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O4kpSGRm7E

#anthropocentrism #moreThanHuman #animalBehaviour #intelligence #NatureMatchCuts #animals #cow #cattle

Tool use discovered in cows, Gary Larson vindicated
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jan/19/back-scratching-cow-veronika-bovine-intelligence

#AnimalBehaviour #AnimalIntelligence