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 (DIR) Post #B2ZN7uyYcQiIYpPF4a by AkaSci@fosstodon.org
       2026-01-23T04:15:55Z
       
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       This is not an AI-generated animation of a Gary Larson cartoon.This is a rare observation of the use of a multipurpose tool in a non-primate.Veronika, a 13-year-old Swiss Brown cow living in rural Austria, seems to have mastered the technique of using a deck-brush broom to scratch herself. She strategically employs both the broom and stick ends to reach different body regions.This shows that cows and other animals deserve more respect 🐮🙏https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGVo41MuLiQhttps://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(25)01597-01/n
       
 (DIR) Post #B2ZN7wFFtpfGUuE5js by AkaSci@fosstodon.org
       2026-01-23T04:32:29Z
       
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       Some more intelligent and adaptive behavior among farm animals.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRSuQSym7aY2/n
       
 (DIR) Post #B2ZN7x5ikldF7clzW4 by AkaSci@fosstodon.org
       2026-01-23T04:50:19Z
       
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       The authors of the paper conclude that -"Given that Bos taurus and Bos indicus diverged more than 500,000 years ago, the capacity for tool use in cattle is unlikely to be a byproduct of domestication alone but may instead reflect a deeper, latent propensity for physical problem-solving within the bovine lineage.Perhaps the real absurdity lies not in imagining a tool-using cow, but in assuming such a thing could never exist."https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(25)01597-0https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cow_tools3/n
       
 (DIR) Post #B2ZN829RwKaModYXWS by AkaSci@fosstodon.org
       2026-01-23T05:07:37Z
       
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       Tool-use and tool-making are well known among birds like crows."It's widely known that New Caledonian crows use sticks to extract prey from their hiding spaces. A recent study suggests crows are making those sticks into better tools by carving a hook at the end of a twig to better reach their prey. Not only are crows tweaking and improving their old designs, they are possibly sharing their knowledge with other crows."@elaterite https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZM9GpLXepU4/n