A tiger walks the same worn groove along the edge of its exhibit, like a broken record. A parrot methodically plucks out its ...

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Veronika, a cow from Austria, uses sticks to scratch herself, amazing scientists worldwide, going viral online and revealing ...

The smartest cow ever lives in Austria and uses tools to solve problems, challenging what we know about cattle intelligence.

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This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American A new study published in Proceedings of the ...

When a curious raccoon broke into an Ashland, Virginia, liquor store in December 2025, sampled the stock and passed out on ...

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