Scientists investigating video of a cow using tools, and later conducting some basic psychology experiments on said cow, say their findings could expand the list of animals capable of tool use.

  • artifex@piefed.socialOP
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    4 days ago

    To me it sounded like someone was trying to manipulate the video or the findings or something. They could have gone with the much more straightforward “researchers observe signs of tool use in cow”, but they didn’t.

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      4 days ago

      yeah i was fully expecting to have to comment something like “lmao what the fuck are they on about, how would you fake that video? the cow is very very obviously using a tool, come on”