Perhaps the question is not whether cows can use tools,
but why it took us so long to notice.

Maybe because we continue to underestimate the minds of the animals we eat.

Veronika is here to remind us of our biases

It would be totally AMAZING though if NSF one year just was like “all of our science bets are on quail”

Very grateful to co-authors @vernouilleta.bsky.social @birgitszabo.bsky.social An Martel, Luc Lens & @fredverb.bsky.social, & other members of @ecobird.bsky.social for their support! Also pleased for this paper to be part of an exciting collection in acta ethologica link.springer.com/collections/...

I'm finding it a great excuse to use all the stickers I've been hoarding!

Beautiful! Considerably better weather than Gent atm ;) enjoy!!