(The paper cites a famous Gary Larson cartoon whose premise seems to be that the very idea of cows devising tools is absurd.) This is the first scientifically documented case of tool use in cows, researchers say. A filmmaker scouting for locations had captured footage of Veronika using an old, battered rake to scratch her back. “So for her, using this tool to scratch herself was something that she was really, really looking for,” Osuna-Mascaro said. That suggests that the ability to use tools “is something that lays really deep within the nature of these animals,” Osuna-Mascaro said.

Source: The Star February 16, 2026 15:20 UTC