Justice for Far Side cartoonist Gary Larson: A team of scientists has observed, for the first time, a cow using a tool in a flexible manner. Veronika is a pet cow in Austria. In the tests, the cow was offered different textures and objects, and she adapted according to her needs. The team acknowledges that it's still too early to say that all cows can use tools with the same skill as Veronika. They are now searching for more videos of cattle using tools to gather further evidence about their cognitive abilities.