A pet cow in Austria started using a broom to scratch herself — the first ever documented case of bovine tool use.

The 13-year-old Swiss Brown cow lives in the village of Nötsch at the foot of the Carinthia mountains in southern Austria. She's kept as a pet by a local farmer, and can roam her meadow to her heart's ...

A Swiss Brown cow is out to prove cows are smarter than people think.

(CNN) — How does a cow scratch an itch on its back? An Austrian cow named Veronika has a solution that could change how we view livestock. For the past decade, Veronika has been observed by her owner ...

A new study is the first to describe tool use in a cow. It could be evidence that livestock has higher cognitive capabilities than once thought, researchers say.

Imagine a backyard with a friendly cow grazing under the Washington sun. This article takes a look at the ins and outs of legally owning a pet cow in the state.