A 92-year-old woman escaped her nursing home in eastern China by climbing a 2.15-meter gate.
In just 24 seconds, she pulled herself up, swung over the bars, and landed on the other side.
About a decade ago, a baker in a small mountainous village in southern Austria noticed his cow doing something unusual. When Veronika had an itch, she would grab a stick in her mouth and use it to scratch her body.
Over the years, the brown bovid’s technique improved!
She could pick up objects as large as a broom or rake and move them around with her prehensile tongue, changing their length and orientation to ensure the best possible scratch.
The behavior isn’t just a clever trick: It’s the first documented case of tool use in cattle, scientists report.