________________________________________
  / "We report here our experimental        \
  | demonstration of flexible egocentric     |
  | tooling in a pet cow (Bos taurus),       |
  | Veronika, who uses a deck brush to self- |
  | scratch. Across randomized trials, she   |
  | preferred the bristled end but switched  |
  | to the stick end when targeting softer   |
  | lower-body areas. This adaptive          |
  | deployment of tool features reveals      |
  | multi-purpose tool use not previously    |
  \ reported in non-primate mammals."       /
    ----------------------------------------
           \   ^__^
            \  (oo)\_______
               (__)\       )\/\
                   ||----w |
                   ||     ||

The Wikipedia page about tool use by non humans started me down a rabbit hole that lead to this delightful video of Stoffel the Honey Badger who clearly understands tool use.[2]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tool_use_by_non-humans

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c36UNSoJenI

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cow_tools

I feel that the tool lacked something in sophistication

Previously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46681153

Love the video. And Veronika

Someone get this cow Clawdbot. Cowdbot.

I love you, Veronica!

cow tools.