This post is in response to Do Cows Use Tools? New Research Says Yes By Marc Bekoff Ph.D. Veronika using a brush as a tool to scratch various parts of her body. Source: A. J. Osuna-Mascaró/with ...

Birds and wasps do it. So do octopuses, otters, polar bears and dolphins. A surprising number of animals use tools, and scientists say there are... Myth Busting: The Truth About Animals And Tools A ...

Justice for Far Side cartoonist Gary Larson: A team of scientists has observed, for the first time, a cow using a tool in a flexible manner. The ingenuity of “Veronika,” as the animal is called, shows ...

Cows can now be counted among the animals shown to use tools deliberately – and to adapt them to different tasks. In a series of controlled experiments, a Swiss Brown cow (Bos taurus) named Veronika ...

Lots of animals use tools. Most live on land, although a few aquatic species are equally resourceful. Octopuses use coconut shells as armour, for example, and some dolphins stick sponges on their ...

Austrian researchers say they've found the first known example of tool use by cattle, courtesy of a Swiss-Brown cow named Veronika. Scientists have documented a lot of animals that use tools, like ...

Perhaps puffins aren't as bird-brained as previously believed. A team of animal experts observed two Atlantic puffins, more than 1,000 miles apart, spontaneously scratching themselves with sticks — ...

In a new sign of toolmaking in marine mammals, orcas in the Pacific Northwest were recorded rubbing stalks of kelp against each other’s bodies, a study shows. By Jacey Fortin A hundred feet or more ...

The more we learn about orcas, the more remarkable they are. These giant dolphins are the ocean’s true apex predator, preying on great white sharks and other lesser predators. But for all their ...