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fromPsychology Today
1 day ago

Tool Use By Animals: Why the Hype and Why It's So Important

Recently, two unexpected examples by a wild wolf and a domesticated cow named Veronika attracted global attention and once again opened the door for experts and others to weigh in on the question, "Are these really examples of tooling?" Many people are eager to know more about the nitty-gritty details of tooling, so I am thrilled that Dr. Benjamin Beck, an expert in this area, could answer a few questions about this fascinating behavior.
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fromNature
3 weeks ago

Daily briefing: The first documented case of tool use in cattle

An Austrian cow uses brooms as tools; researchers quantified toxic masculinity in New Zealand; NASA rolled the Space Launch System toward Artemis II testing.
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fromwww.dw.com
3 weeks ago

Pet cow shows cattle are smarter than humans think

A 13-year-old Swiss Brown cow, Veronika, uses tools to scratch her own body, demonstrating embodied and multi-purpose tool use previously seen only in primates.
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