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In Osuna kwamen we zojuist de Spaanse Margriet tegen. Mooie voor #fleurop #Spanje #Camperreis
January 21, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Tierische Beleidigungen sind ja eh immer zweifelhafter Natur ... mit 'dumme Kuh' ist's nun aber wohl endgültig vorbei.

https://www.zeit.de/2026/04/kuehe-intelligenz-werkzeuggebrauch-forschung-alice-auersperg-antonio-osuna-mascaro
Kühe: Greift 'ne Kuh zum Schrubber ...
… und kratzt sich am Rücken. Veronika ist eine smarte Sensation. Denn die Kuh zeigt, erstmals wissenschaftlich belegt: Rinder sind intelligenter, als wir glauben.
www.zeit.de
January 21, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Veronika, la première vache observée en utilisant un multi-outil !
Elle utilise les deux extrémités d'une brosse différemment: côté brosse pour les zones à peau épaisse et côté manche pour les zones sensibles. Et elle anticipe ses mouvements en réajustant sa prise.
Source: Osuna et al 2026
January 21, 2026 at 9:18 AM
🏦 Sector Financiero | La gobernadora de Quintana Roo, Mara Lezama Espinosa, se reunió en Madrid con Eduardo Osuna Osuna, vicepresidente y director general de BBVA Bancomer México. 🇲🇽🇪🇸

www.eleconomista.com.mx/sectorfinanc...
Cancún se prepara para recibir por primera vez a la Convención Bancaria 2026
La gobernadora de Quintana Roo, Mara Lezama Espinosa, se reunió en Madrid con Eduardo Osuna Osuna, vicepresidente y director general de BBVA Bancomer
www.eleconomista.com.mx
January 20, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Best thing about the cow tools story might be the cow’s owner. Look at this guy!
January 20, 2026 at 7:07 PM
論文(オープンアクセス)
Flexible use of a multi-purpose tool by a cow.
Osuna-Mascaró & Auersperg (2026) Curr Biol.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Flexible use of a multi-purpose tool by a cow
Imagine the tools a cow would make. This idea, humorously illustrated in Gary Larson’s Far Side cartoon, captures a widespread assumption: cows are ne…
www.sciencedirect.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:57 PM
#телемарафон_від_Апі
Тут увесь світ сколихнула новина про вперше задокументоване «використання одного знаряддя для кількох цілей»ще одним видом, окрім нас і шимпанзе. Південноавстрійська корова Вероніка чухає собі бочки жорсткими ворсинами мітли, а ніжне вимʼя - гладенькою ручкою
January 20, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Great thread & more pics by lead author Antonio J. Osuna Mascaró, about "a very talented cow. She's called Veronika, she's fabulous and she's currently getting a lot of well-deserved attention."

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#animalcognition

The OA paper linked in the article is fun too: Veronika, a pet cow, seems to have enjoyed the experiment.

(Afaik, humans, chimpanzees, dolphins, Caledonian crows et al. make their own tools - cows don't.)
Back-scratching bovine leads scientists to reassess intelligence of cows
January 20, 2026 at 3:12 PM
The funniest thing about Veronika, the tool cow, is that her owner could also be a Gary Larson character.
January 20, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Uma vaca austríaca usa ferramentas. Os cientistas estão chocados

https://www.europesays.com/pt/236611/

Antonio J. Osuna Mascaró Verónica, a vaca que usa ferramentas, coça as costas enquanto descansa Veronika, uma vaca…
Uma vaca austríaca usa ferramentas. Os cientistas estão chocados - Portugal
Antonio J. Osuna Mascaró
www.europesays.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:15 PM
VIDEO | Una vaca llamada Veronika demuestra que puede usar una escoba de forma "innovadora, flexible y funcional", alternando sus extremos para rascarse distintas zonas del cuerpo.

📹 Antonio J. Osuna-Mascaró
January 20, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Ever seen a pet cow pick up a broom and scratch herself with it? You have now: A pet cow named Veronika in Austria has demonstrated the first documented instance of tool use in cattle, utilizing a broom to scratch herself. Researchers Alice Auersperg and Antonio Osuna… https://ranked.news/139100?u=b
January 20, 2026 at 6:04 AM
While you were grazing, I was mastering the blade.
January 20, 2026 at 1:34 AM
RE: https://flipboard.social/@ScienceDesk/115923603355235745

Veronika the cow fans, here's the full text of Antonio J. Osuna-Mascaró and Alice M.I. Auersperg article for Cell Biology entitled: "Flexible use of a multi-purpose tool by a cow."

"Her behavior was systematic: the broom end served […]
January 19, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Sobre la vaca que usa herramientas Dicho esto, recomiendo seguir los estudios y compartidos de Antonio J. Osuna Mascaró. Y como dato, Veronika es la compañera animal de Witgar Wiegele, vive libre sin ser explotada.

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January 19, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Austrian cow named Veronika shows first case of flexible, multi-purpose tool use in cattle. spkl.io/63328Ao546

@biotay.bsky.social & @auersperga.bsky.social
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January 19, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Since the study, Osuna Mascaró said other clever cows have come to light. “We don’t believe that Veronika is the Einstein of cows,” he said.
January 19, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Why a tool-using cow could change how we see farm animals todayheadline

Veronika the cow is the first recorded non-primate mammal to demonstrate flexible, multi-purpose tool use Antonio J. Osuna Mascaró A few years ago, during a taxi ride, the driver described to me how a pig had transformed his…
Why a tool-using cow could change how we see farm animals todayheadline
Veronika the cow is the first recorded non-primate mammal to demonstrate flexible, multi-purpose tool use Antonio J. Osuna Mascaró A few years ago, during a taxi ride, the driver described to me how a pig had transformed his life. A childhood with dogs taught him what to expect from animals, yet he was unprepared for the pig he had taken in as a favour.
todayheadline.co
January 19, 2026 at 10:05 PM
«..se llama Veronika y vive en un pueblecito idílico de los Alpes austríacos y su caso ha sido documentado y publicado en la revista Current Biology por Alice Auersperg y Antonio José Osuna Mascaró, investigadores de la Universidad de Medicina Veterinaria de Viena.»
www.eldiario.es/sociedad/vac...
La vaca que desafía a los científicos y pondrá en apuros a los taurinos
Veronika, una vaca austriaca que es capaz de usar un cepillo para rascarse y emplearlo de formas diversas, es el primer caso de utilización de herramientas en modo multiuso después de los chimpancés. ...
www.eldiario.es
January 19, 2026 at 9:42 PM
“It was a cow using an actual tool,” said Dr Antonio Osuna Mascaró at the city’s University of Veterinary Medicine. “We got everything ready and jumped in the car to visit.”
January 19, 2026 at 9:19 PM
It gets better, Veronica the Cow showed Multi-Purpose Tool Use. Aside from humans only chimpanzees have convincingly shown multi-purpose tool use. Cattle are smarter than we assumed.
I’m gonna play my Annoying Vegetarian card to say this is another EXCELLENT example of why you shouldn’t eat cattle.
January 19, 2026 at 9:06 PM
A cow’s clever behavior using back-scratching tool forces scientists to rethink intelligence of animals

This type of behaviour has previously been demonstrated convincingly only in chimpanzees, researchers say

© Antonio J Osuna Mascaró
Clever cow recorded using back-scratching tool for first time
This type of behaviour has previously been demonstrated convincingly only in chimpanzees, researchers say
www.independent.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Why a tool-using cow could change how we see farm animals

Veronika the cow is the first recorded non-primate mammal to demonstrate flexible, multi-purpose tool use Antonio J. Osuna Mascaró A few years ago, during a taxi ride, the driver described to me how a pig had transformed his life. A…
Why a tool-using cow could change how we see farm animals
Veronika the cow is the first recorded non-primate mammal to demonstrate flexible, multi-purpose tool use Antonio J. Osuna Mascaró A few years ago, during a taxi ride, the driver described to me how a pig had transformed his life. A childhood with dogs taught him what to expect from animals, yet he was unprepared for the pig he had taken in as a favour.
aitrendus.com
January 19, 2026 at 8:47 PM
What a silly couple of sentences 😭

Other clever cows “have come to light”?? And how exactly would you describe Cow Einstein?
January 19, 2026 at 8:46 PM