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 ...

Scientists have documented a lot of animals that use tools, like chimps, sea otters and octopi, to name a few. NPR's Nate Rott reports a new animal has joined that list, a 13-year-old Swiss brown cow ...

A new study shows that early humans shifted from hunting giants to smaller animals, shaping tools, survival, and intelligence ...

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When I was a kid, scientists thought humans were the only members of the animal kingdom that used tools. That idea was taught as an example of what separated humans from the rest of the pack. In the ...

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 ...