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Big Bertha, the cow that drank whiskey, lived until she was 48, broke two Guinness world records and raised £60,000 for cancer research. Big Bertha was born in County Kerry, Ireland on St. Patrick’s Day 1945 and lived until 1993, which is exceptionally old for a cow. #globalmuseum #cows #Ireland
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Big Bertha, the cow that drank whiskey, lived until she was 48, broke two Guinness world records and raised £60,000 for cancer research. Big Bertha was born in County Kerry, Ireland on St. Patrick’s Day 1945 and lived until 1993, which is exceptionally old for a cow. #globalmuseum #cows #Ireland
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Do Cows Use Tools? This One Does.
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://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/science/animals-cows-intelligence-tools.html?unlocked_article_code=1.F1A.Dti9.sE-lbir-N_l_&utm_source=globalmuseum #cows #animals #animalbehaviour #globalmuseum
Andrew (Television Executive)
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It started with a goodbye joke from the nineties - If I don't see you in the future I'll see you in the pasture.
Then I got carried away.
Do you know any public domain cow movies?
Now I can't stop.
Thanks
@hairylarry I don't understand what's going on, but I won't argue with it.
It started with a goodbye joke from the nineties - If I don't see you in the future I'll see you in the pasture.
Then I got carried away.
Do you know any public domain cow movies?
Now I can't stop.
Thanks
Meet Veronika, the tool-using cow
Veronika uses sticks to scratch herself, suggesting scientists have underestimated cow cognition
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/01/meet-veronika-the-tool-using-cow/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/115922605916049706
@arstechnica what surprises me is that this hasn't been picked up before.
If I go search for 'cow using stick' I can find at least two other videos other videos
one on reddit from 2024: https://www.reddit.com/r/Cows/comments/1bj08z4/he_likes_to_itch_his_tummy_with_sticks/
and one from 6 years ago of a bull using a stick to scratch 'an itch' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfY4rpwAQfQ
bit blunt to say perhaps, but the biggest discovery to me is that humans are capable of recognizing and acknowledging intelligence in anything other than themselves 😅
Meet Veronika, the tool-using cow
Veronika uses sticks to scratch herself, suggesting scientists have underestimated cow cognition
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/01/meet-veronika-the-tool-using-cow/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
A pet #cow named Veronika can scratch her own back with a broom — the first scientifically documented case of #tooluse in #cows, researchers say.
This tool-using cow defies expectations for #bovine braininess
Veronika uses a long-handled brush to scratch her back and other out-of-reach body parts
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/tool-using-cow-cognition-scratch
https://archive.ph/2u7Ej
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Amidst the onslaught of news, find time to watch this video of Veronika the cow, who developed the ability to use tools to scratch herself.
Amidst the onslaught of news, find time to watch this video of Veronika the cow, who developed the ability to use tools to scratch herself.
Federico Mena Quintero
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"Cow Tools 🐮" : Brown Swiss (cow) in Austria has been discovered using tools in multiple ways – something only ever seen in humans and chimpanzees
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jan/19/back-scratching-cow-veronika-bovine-intelligence
