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A Cow Named Veronika Can Scratch Her Back with a Broom. Uses it like a multi-tool (choosing the best end for the job). (www.smithsonianmag.com)
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[–] [S] 7 points 9 months ago (5 children)

It was mentioned in a BBC coverage of this that other cows have been seen using tree branches to do the same.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (4 children)

    I rarely watch BBC & that never made into The USA media I watched. Do have a link?

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    I heard it OTA, but this is probably it:

    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj0n127y74go

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    What does OTA mean?

    I guess that is enough to believe, was in the original article too. I only saw it through 1st. ‘F S’s ‘France24’ & ABC’s Evening News, extremely low bar for quality, so never mentioned the practice &/use of sticks-branches. That was my original reaction, Thanks for reassuring me & helping to correct that.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 9 months ago* (1 child)

    OTA = over the air

    I’m not sure it’s solid info that other cows used sticks. It was quickly mentioned.. I think he said something like “i think other cows have used twigs”... or something that I vaguely thought sounded uncertain. Unfortunately I cannot hit rewind on my radio tuner. And I don’t have a good enough connection to grab online streams.

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