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Veronika, a 13-year-old Swiss Brown cow living in Austria, has been documented as the first cow to use tools, according to researchers at the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna. She manipulates a deck brush with her tongue and teeth to scratch hard-to-reach areas of her body.

Veronika, a 13-year-old Swiss Brown cow living in Austria, has been documented as the first cow to use tools, according to researchers at the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna. She manipulates a deck brush with her tongue and teeth to scratch hard-to-reach areas of her body.

The cow uses different ends of the broom for different purposes, applying the bristled end to thick-skinned areas like her back and the smooth handle to softer regions such as her udder and belly. This multipurpose tool use has previously been documented consistently only in chimpanzees.

The cow uses different ends of the broom for different purposes, applying the bristled end to thick-skinned areas like her back and the smooth handle to softer regions such as her udder and belly. This multipurpose tool use has previously been documented consistently only in chimpanzees.

Researchers Alice Auersperg and Antonio Osuna-Mascar conducted 70 trials over multiple days, placing a deck brush on the ground in random orientations. They recorded 76 instances of Veronika using the tool to scratch herself, demonstrating consistent and goal-directed behavior.

Researchers Alice Auersperg and Antonio Osuna-Mascar conducted 70 trials over multiple days, placing a deck brush on the ground in random orientations. They recorded 76 instances of Veronika using the tool to scratch herself, demonstrating consistent and goal-directed behavior.

Veronika lives as a pet on an organic farm owned by Witgar Wiegele rather than in typical production conditions. Her owner first noticed her using sticks to scratch herself approximately 10 years ago, and her technique has improved over time.

Veronika lives as a pet on an organic farm owned by Witgar Wiegele rather than in typical production conditions. Her owner first noticed her using sticks to scratch herself approximately 10 years ago, and her technique has improved over time.

The researchers believe Veronika's unusual living conditions, including her long lifespan, daily human contact and access to a rich environment with manipulable objects, created favorable circumstances for her tool-using abilities to develop and be expressed.

The researchers believe Veronika's unusual living conditions, including her long lifespan, daily human contact and access to a rich environment with manipulable objects, created favorable circumstances for her tool-using abilities to develop and be expressed.

Scientists suggest that cattle intelligence has been underestimated and that most cows lack opportunities to demonstrate cognitive abilities due to impoverished environments in typical husbandry systems. The findings were published in the journal Current Biology on January 19.

Scientists suggest that cattle intelligence has been underestimated and that most cows lack opportunities to demonstrate cognitive abilities due to impoverished environments in typical husbandry systems. The findings were published in the journal Current Biology on January 19.

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