Today’s Trivia

A pet cow named Veronika recently surprised scientists by doing what?

Veronika is a pet Brown Swiss cow. kept as a companion by a farmer. In a series of 10 trials, researchers presented her with a deck broom tossed on the ground in a random orientation. Each trial, they recorded which end of the brush she selected and how she used it. Veronika manipulated the broom with her mouth, positioning it under her tongue, then wedging it into the gaps between her incisors and molars for a stable grip. Veronika adeptly used the deck brush to scratch her itches, manipulating it to target different areas. Across the randomized trials, she chose the bristled end to scratch her hindquarters but switched to the stick end for softer lower-body areas. (Read the full article on Nautilus)
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