Learn how researchers tested a cow’s behavior and what her tool use reveals about animal intelligence.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Measuring animal intelligence is tricky. As humans, we can only compare the smarts of other creatures with our own — an inherently ...

A pet cow named Veronika can scratch her own back with a broom — the first scientifically documented case of tool use in cows ...

When people think of intelligent animals, they immediately think of dolphins, elephants, and chimpanzees. But one of the most ...

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The global search for the most intelligent animals has become one of science’s most captivating pursuits. From jungles to oceans to treetops, researchers are continually discovering surprising new ...

Dog intelligence goes far beyond learning tricks quickly or responding to basic commands. According to trainers and canine ...

Brown Swiss in Austria has been discovered using tools in different ways – something only ever seen in humans and chimpanzees ...

What if you could look into a cow's face and know whether it had a fever? A new tool from the Artificial Intelligence and Computer Vision Lab at the University of Arkansas uses artificial intelligence ...

These icons have changed people's understanding of intelligence. June 9, 2008 — -- Throughout history, intelligence has often been considered a quality unique to humans. Influential thinkers, ...

Foxes are described as “dog hardware running cat software.” These animals are incredible problem solvers, build extremely detailed mental maps of their environment, and can recognize individuals. Over ...