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A pet cow named Veronika can scratch her back with a broom, the first scientifically documented case of tool use in cows. “Perhaps the absurd thing was not the absurdity of a cow using tools," one researcher said, "but the absurdity of us never thinking that a cow might be intelligent.”

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Cows Use Tools, Too, New Study Finds A pet cow named Veronika can scratch her own back with a broom — the first scientifically documented case of tool use in cows, researchers say. https://nyti.ms/3ZpMhGI

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