Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
First ever documented tool use by a cow 🐄✨
You may be thinking, how is this different from a cow just using a scratching pad? Well, scratching against something is just an interaction between the animal and an object. To qualify as tool use, the animal has to be responsible for the orientation of the object, as Veronika is.
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First ever documented tool use by a cow 🐄✨
You may be thinking, how is this different from a cow just using a scratching pad? Well, scratching against something is just an interaction between the animal and an object. To qualify as tool use, the animal has to be responsible for the orientation of the object, as Veronika is.
#animals #animalbehavior #cows #petshorts
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For the science geek in everyone, LiveScience.com breaks down the stories behind the most interesting news and photos on the Internet, while also digging up fascinating discoveries that hit on a broad range of fields, from dinosaurs and archaeology to wacky physics and astronomy to health and human history. If you want to learn something interesting every day, #LiveScience is the place for you.
