#tool-use — Public Fediverse posts

Tool-using (non-avian) dinosaurs 🦖.
I could probably just leave at that, but it's actually a debated topic. There is some potential for that on some troodontids, but finding real evidence is a challenge.

Link: https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/cjes-2020-0184

#dinosaurs #Evolution #ToolUse

Tool-using (non-avian) dinosaurs 🦖.
I could probably just leave at that, but it's actually a debated topic. There is some potential for that on some troodontids, but finding real evidence is a challenge.

Link: https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/cjes-2020-0184

#dinosaurs #Evolution #ToolUse

Tool-using (non-avian) dinosaurs 🦖.
I could probably just leave at that, but it's actually a debated topic. There is some potential for that on some troodontids, but finding real evidence is a challenge.

Link: https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/cjes-2020-0184

#dinosaurs #Evolution #ToolUse

Tool-using (non-avian) dinosaurs 🦖.
I could probably just leave at that, but it's actually a debated topic. There is some potential for that on some troodontids, but finding real evidence is a challenge.

Link: https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/cjes-2020-0184

#dinosaurs #Evolution #ToolUse

Tool-using (non-avian) dinosaurs 🦖.
I could probably just leave at that, but it's actually a debated topic. There is some potential for that on some troodontids, but finding real evidence is a challenge.

Link: https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/cjes-2020-0184

#dinosaurs #Evolution #ToolUse

https://www.europesays.com/ie/525304/ Acheulean Toolmakers Chose Their Stone with Surprising Precision #Acheulean #Acheulian #BASALT #DeadSeaTransform #Éire #GesherBenotYa’aqov #Hominin #Homo #HomoErectus #HomoHeidelbergensis #Human #IE #Ireland #Israel #JordanValley #paleolithic #Science #StoneTool #ToolMaking #ToolUse

Clever Cockatoo Manufactures And Uses Tools

"Not known to manufacture or use tools in the wild, a captive cockatoo demonstrates that parrots can make tools to suit their needs"

#SciComm by @grrlscientist

#cognition #ToolUse #Cockatoos #ornithology https://grrlscientist.medium.com/clever-cockatoo-manufactures-and-uses-tools-350214a04362

Clever Cockatoo Manufactures And Uses Tools

"Not known to manufacture or use tools in the wild, a captive cockatoo demonstrates that parrots can make tools to suit their needs"

#SciComm by @grrlscientist

#cognition #ToolUse #Cockatoos #ornithology https://grrlscientist.medium.com/clever-cockatoo-manufactures-and-uses-tools-350214a04362

Clever Cockatoo Manufactures And Uses Tools

"Not known to manufacture or use tools in the wild, a captive cockatoo demonstrates that parrots can make tools to suit their needs"

#SciComm by @grrlscientist

#cognition #ToolUse #Cockatoos #ornithology https://grrlscientist.medium.com/clever-cockatoo-manufactures-and-uses-tools-350214a04362

Clever Cockatoo Manufactures And Uses Tools

"Not known to manufacture or use tools in the wild, a captive cockatoo demonstrates that parrots can make tools to suit their needs"

#SciComm by @grrlscientist

#cognition #ToolUse #Cockatoos #ornithology https://grrlscientist.medium.com/clever-cockatoo-manufactures-and-uses-tools-350214a04362

Clever Cockatoo Manufactures And Uses Tools

"Not known to manufacture or use tools in the wild, a captive cockatoo demonstrates that parrots can make tools to suit their needs"

#SciComm by @grrlscientist

#cognition #ToolUse #Cockatoos #ornithology https://grrlscientist.medium.com/clever-cockatoo-manufactures-and-uses-tools-350214a04362

Clever Cockatoo Manufactures And Uses Tools

"Not known to manufacture or use tools in the wild, a captive cockatoo demonstrates that parrots can make tools to suit their needs"

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#cognition #ToolUse #Cockatoos #ornithology https://grrlscientist.medium.com/clever-cockatoo-manufactures-and-uses-tools-350214a04362

Clever Cockatoo Manufactures And Uses Tools

"Not known to manufacture or use tools in the wild, a captive cockatoo demonstrates that parrots can make tools to suit their needs"

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#cognition #ToolUse #Cockatoos #ornithology https://grrlscientist.medium.com/clever-cockatoo-manufactures-and-uses-tools-350214a04362

Clever Cockatoo Manufactures And Uses Tools

"Not known to manufacture or use tools in the wild, a captive cockatoo demonstrates that parrots can make tools to suit their needs"

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#cognition #ToolUse #Cockatoos #ornithology https://grrlscientist.medium.com/clever-cockatoo-manufactures-and-uses-tools-350214a04362

Clever Cockatoo Manufactures And Uses Tools

"Not known to manufacture or use tools in the wild, a captive cockatoo demonstrates that parrots can make tools to suit their needs"

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#cognition #ToolUse #Cockatoos #ornithology https://grrlscientist.medium.com/clever-cockatoo-manufactures-and-uses-tools-350214a04362

Clever Cockatoo Manufactures And Uses Tools

"Not known to manufacture or use tools in the wild, a captive cockatoo demonstrates that parrots can make tools to suit their needs"

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#cognition #ToolUse #Cockatoos #ornithology https://grrlscientist.medium.com/clever-cockatoo-manufactures-and-uses-tools-350214a04362

Clever Cockatoo Manufactures And Uses Tools

"Not known to manufacture or use tools in the wild, a captive cockatoo demonstrates that parrots can make tools to suit their needs"

#SciComm by @grrlscientist

#cognition #ToolUse #Cockatoos #ornithology https://grrlscientist.medium.com/clever-cockatoo-manufactures-and-uses-tools-350214a04362

Clever Cockatoo Manufactures And Uses Tools

"Not known to manufacture or use tools in the wild, a captive cockatoo demonstrates that parrots can make tools to suit their needs"

#SciComm by @grrlscientist

#cognition #ToolUse #Cockatoos #ornithology https://grrlscientist.medium.com/clever-cockatoo-manufactures-and-uses-tools-350214a04362

Clever Cockatoo Manufactures And Uses Tools

"Not known to manufacture or use tools in the wild, a captive cockatoo demonstrates that parrots can make tools to suit their needs"

#SciComm by @grrlscientist

#cognition #ToolUse #Cockatoos #ornithology https://grrlscientist.medium.com/clever-cockatoo-manufactures-and-uses-tools-350214a04362

Clever Cockatoo Manufactures And Uses Tools

"Not known to manufacture or use tools in the wild, a captive cockatoo demonstrates that parrots can make tools to suit their needs"

#SciComm by @grrlscientist

#cognition #ToolUse #Cockatoos #ornithology https://grrlscientist.medium.com/clever-cockatoo-manufactures-and-uses-tools-350214a04362

Clever Cockatoo Manufactures And Uses Tools

"Not known to manufacture or use tools in the wild, a captive cockatoo demonstrates that parrots can make tools to suit their needs"

#SciComm by @grrlscientist

#cognition #ToolUse #Cockatoos #ornithology https://grrlscientist.medium.com/clever-cockatoo-manufactures-and-uses-tools-350214a04362

How Bruce The Broken Beaked Kea Became King Of His Circus

"Bruce surprised researchers by turning his disability into such a successful advantage, both behaviorally and physiologically."

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#parrots #ToolUse #Behavior #cognition #Disability
https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2026/04/25/how-bruce-the-broken-beaked-kea-became-king-of-his-circus/

How Bruce The Broken Beaked Kea Became King Of His Circus

"Bruce surprised researchers by turning his disability into such a successful advantage, both behaviorally and physiologically."

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#parrots #ToolUse #Behavior #cognition #Disability
https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2026/04/25/how-bruce-the-broken-beaked-kea-became-king-of-his-circus/

How Bruce The Broken Beaked Kea Became King Of His Circus

"Bruce surprised researchers by turning his disability into such a successful advantage, both behaviorally and physiologically."

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#parrots #ToolUse #Behavior #cognition #Disability
https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2026/04/25/how-bruce-the-broken-beaked-kea-became-king-of-his-circus/

How Bruce The Broken Beaked Kea Became King Of His Circus

"Bruce surprised researchers by turning his disability into such a successful advantage, both behaviorally and physiologically."

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#parrots #ToolUse #Behavior #cognition #Disability
https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2026/04/25/how-bruce-the-broken-beaked-kea-became-king-of-his-circus/

How Bruce The Broken Beaked Kea Became King Of His Circus

"Bruce surprised researchers by turning his disability into such a successful advantage, both behaviorally and physiologically."

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#parrots #ToolUse #Behavior #cognition #Disability
https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2026/04/25/how-bruce-the-broken-beaked-kea-became-king-of-his-circus/

How Bruce The Broken Beaked Kea Became King Of His Circus

"Bruce surprised researchers by turning his disability into such a successful advantage, both behaviorally and physiologically."

#SciComm by @grrlscientist

#parrots #ToolUse #Behavior #cognition #Disability
https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2026/04/25/how-bruce-the-broken-beaked-kea-became-king-of-his-circus/

How Bruce The Broken Beaked Kea Became King Of His Circus

"Bruce surprised researchers by turning his disability into such a successful advantage, both behaviorally and physiologically."

#SciComm by @grrlscientist

#parrots #ToolUse #Behavior #cognition #Disability
https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2026/04/25/how-bruce-the-broken-beaked-kea-became-king-of-his-circus/

How Bruce The Broken Beaked Kea Became King Of His Circus

"Bruce surprised researchers by turning his disability into such a successful advantage, both behaviorally and physiologically."

#SciComm by @grrlscientist

#parrots #ToolUse #Behavior #cognition #Disability
https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2026/04/25/how-bruce-the-broken-beaked-kea-became-king-of-his-circus/

How Bruce The Broken Beaked Kea Became King Of His Circus

"Bruce surprised researchers by turning his disability into such a successful advantage, both behaviorally and physiologically."

#SciComm by @grrlscientist

#parrots #ToolUse #Behavior #cognition #Disability
https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2026/04/25/how-bruce-the-broken-beaked-kea-became-king-of-his-circus/

How Bruce The Broken Beaked Kea Became King Of His Circus

"Bruce surprised researchers by turning his disability into such a successful advantage, both behaviorally and physiologically."

#SciComm by @grrlscientist

#parrots #ToolUse #Behavior #cognition #Disability
https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2026/04/25/how-bruce-the-broken-beaked-kea-became-king-of-his-circus/

Chimpanzee’s Drum Solo Offers Clues to Origins of Music

Researchers who analyzed dozens of spontaneous performances by a captive male chimpanzee named Ayumu say the animal’s steady rhythms and expressive ‘play face’ hint at how early humans may have …
#Japan #JP #Kyoto #Ape #chimpanzee #drum #evolution #Greatape #kyotonews #music #musicalinstrument #news #pan #Pantroglodytes #Rhythm #sound #Tooluse #京都 #京都府
https://www.alojapan.com/1470866/chimpanzees-drum-solo-offers-clues-to-origins-of-music/

Chimpanzee’s Drum Solo Offers Clues to Origins of Music

Researchers who analyzed dozens of spontaneous performances by a captive male chimpanzee named Ayumu say the animal’s steady rhythms and expressive ‘play face’ hint at how early humans may have …
#Japan #JP #Kyoto #Ape #chimpanzee #drum #evolution #Greatape #kyotonews #music #musicalinstrument #news #pan #Pantroglodytes #Rhythm #sound #Tooluse #京都 #京都府
https://www.alojapan.com/1470866/chimpanzees-drum-solo-offers-clues-to-origins-of-music/

https://www.alojapan.com/1470866/chimpanzees-drum-solo-offers-clues-to-origins-of-music/ Chimpanzee’s Drum Solo Offers Clues to Origins of Music #Ape #chimpanzee #drum #evolution #GreatApe #Kyoto #KyotoNews #music #MusicalInstrument #news #pan #PanTroglodytes #Rhythm #sound #ToolUse #京都 #京都府 Researchers who analyzed dozens of spontaneous performances by a captive male chimpanzee named Ayumu say the animal’s steady rhythms and expressive ‘play face’ hint at how early humans may have transformed vocal emotion into instrumental soun

https://www.alojapan.com/1470866/chimpanzees-drum-solo-offers-clues-to-origins-of-music/ Chimpanzee’s Drum Solo Offers Clues to Origins of Music #Ape #chimpanzee #drum #evolution #GreatApe #Kyoto #KyotoNews #music #MusicalInstrument #news #pan #PanTroglodytes #Rhythm #sound #ToolUse #京都 #京都府 Researchers who analyzed dozens of spontaneous performances by a captive male chimpanzee named Ayumu say the animal’s steady rhythms and expressive ‘play face’ hint at how early humans may have transformed vocal emotion into instrumental soun

Chimpanzee’s Drum Solo Offers Clues to Origins of Music

Researchers who analyzed dozens of spontaneous performances by a captive male chimpanzee named Ayumu say the animal’s steady…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Wildlife #ape #chimpanzee #Drum #evolution #Greatape #Music #musicalinstrument #pan #Pantroglodytes #Rhythm #Science #sound #tooluse
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/557847/

Chimpanzee’s Drum Solo Offers Clues to Origins of Music

Researchers who analyzed dozens of spontaneous performances by a captive male chimpanzee named Ayumu say the animal’s steady…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Wildlife #ape #chimpanzee #Drum #evolution #Greatape #Music #musicalinstrument #pan #Pantroglodytes #Rhythm #Science #sound #tooluse
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/557847/

Chimpanzee’s Drum Solo Offers Clues to Origins of Music

Researchers who analyzed dozens of spontaneous performances by a captive male chimpanzee named Ayumu say the animal’s steady…
#NewsBeep #News #Wildlife #Ape #AU #Australia #chimpanzee #Drum #Evolution #Greatape #Music #Musicalinstrument #pan #Pantroglodytes #Rhythm #Science #Sound #tooluse
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/578100/

Chimpanzee’s Drum Solo Offers Clues to Origins of Music

Researchers who analyzed dozens of spontaneous performances by a captive male chimpanzee named Ayumu say the animal’s steady…
#NewsBeep #News #Wildlife #Ape #AU #Australia #chimpanzee #Drum #Evolution #Greatape #Music #Musicalinstrument #pan #Pantroglodytes #Rhythm #Science #Sound #tooluse
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/578100/

https://www.europesays.com/ie/414471/ Chimpanzee’s Drum Solo Offers Clues to Origins of Music #ape #chimpanzee #drum #Éire #Evolution #GreatApe #IE #Ireland #Music #MusicalInstrument #pan #PanTroglodytes #Rhythm #Science #sound #ToolUse #Wildlife

@perkinsy Thirty years ago my cat Straaltje discovered how to attract my attention in the kitchen when out of reach. She knew where to jump from the counter on a loose board so that I would feel it (I am #deaf). That board can also be considered a #tool. Lots of examples like these, it is us humans which are to stupid to recognize it. #tooluse #animals #tooling #animalstudies

@perkinsy Thirty years ago my cat Straaltje discovered how to attract my attention in the kitchen when out of reach. She knew where to jump from the counter on a loose board so that I would feel it (I am #deaf). That board can also be considered a #tool. Lots of examples like these, it is us humans which are to stupid to recognize it. #tooluse #animals #tooling #animalstudies

@perkinsy Thirty years ago my cat Straaltje discovered how to attract my attention in the kitchen when out of reach. She knew where to jump from the counter on a loose board so that I would feel it (I am #deaf). That board can also be considered a #tool. Lots of examples like these, it is us humans which are to stupid to recognize it. #tooluse #animals #tooling #animalstudies

@perkinsy Thirty years ago my cat Straaltje discovered how to attract my attention in the kitchen when out of reach. She knew where to jump from the counter on a loose board so that I would feel it (I am #deaf). That board can also be considered a #tool. Lots of examples like these, it is us humans which are to stupid to recognize it. #tooluse #animals #tooling #animalstudies

@perkinsy Thirty years ago my cat Straaltje discovered how to attract my attention in the kitchen when out of reach. She knew where to jump from the counter on a loose board so that I would feel it (I am #deaf). That board can also be considered a #tool. Lots of examples like these, it is us humans which are to stupid to recognize it. #tooluse #animals #tooling #animalstudies

So a cow can use a stick to scratch its backside. When will we learn that humans are really not that special?

by Helen Pilcher / via The Guardian

#Animal #ToolUse #smart

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/21/cows-sticks-humans-grooming-minds

RE: https://biologists.social/@jekely/115926352021625708

#Tooluse in #bovids so far was underestimated until a recent #scientific #study highlighted Austrian #cow #Veronika and her #flexible #purposeful self-#scrarching tool handling. Indicating that further studies might show similar potentials also in other #Bovidae taxa.
The authors A. J. Osuna-Mascaró & Alice M.I. Auersperg (2026) published their findings in #CurrentBiology.
© This text #StefanFWirth Berlin 2026

Reference:

A. J. Osuna-Mascaró & Alice M.I. Auersperg (2026)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2025.11.059

RE: https://biologists.social/@jekely/115926352021625708

#Tooluse in #bovids so far was underestimated until a recent #scientific #study highlighted Austrian #cow #Veronika and her #flexible #purposeful self-#scrarching tool handling. Indicating that further studies might show similar potentials also in other #Bovidae taxa.
The authors A. J. Osuna-Mascaró & Alice M.I. Auersperg (2026) published their findings in #CurrentBiology.
© This text #StefanFWirth Berlin 2026

Reference:

A. J. Osuna-Mascaró & Alice M.I. Auersperg (2026)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2025.11.059

RE: https://biologists.social/@jekely/115926352021625708

#Tooluse in #bovids so far was underestimated until a recent #scientific #study highlighted Austrian #cow #Veronika and her #flexible #purposeful self-#scrarching tool handling. Indicating that further studies might show similar potentials also in other #Bovidae taxa.
The authors A. J. Osuna-Mascaró & Alice M.I. Auersperg (2026) published their findings in #CurrentBiology.
© This text #StefanFWirth Berlin 2026

Reference:

A. J. Osuna-Mascaró & Alice M.I. Auersperg (2026)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2025.11.059

RE: https://biologists.social/@jekely/115926352021625708

#Tooluse in #bovids so far was underestimated until a recent #scientific #study highlighted Austrian #cow #Veronika and her #flexible #purposeful self-#scrarching tool handling. Indicating that further studies might show similar potentials also in other #Bovidae taxa.
The authors A. J. Osuna-Mascaró & Alice M.I. Auersperg (2026) published their findings in #CurrentBiology.
© This text #StefanFWirth Berlin 2026

Reference:

A. J. Osuna-Mascaró & Alice M.I. Auersperg (2026)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2025.11.059

First-ever flexible #ToolUse seen in a #cow suggests livestock are smarter than believed | #ScientificAmerican https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/first-ever-flexible-tool-use-seen-in-a-cow-suggests-livestock-are-smarter/ #science #animal #intelligence

First-ever flexible #ToolUse seen in a #cow suggests livestock are smarter than believed | #ScientificAmerican https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/first-ever-flexible-tool-use-seen-in-a-cow-suggests-livestock-are-smarter/ #science #animal #intelligence

First-ever flexible #ToolUse seen in a #cow suggests livestock are smarter than believed | #ScientificAmerican https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/first-ever-flexible-tool-use-seen-in-a-cow-suggests-livestock-are-smarter/ #science #animal #intelligence

Ars Technica: Meet Veronika, the tool-using cow. “Her owner, Witgar Wiegele, is an organic farmer and baker who keeps the cow as a pet. With Wiegele’s permission, they conducted a series of randomized trials with a deck scrub broom, chosen for its asymmetrical shape, placed in different orientations. The pair recorded 76 instances of Veronika using the broom over seven sessions of ten trials.”

A pet #cow named Veronika can scratch her own back with a broom — the first scientifically documented case of #tooluse in #cows, researchers say.

This tool-using cow defies expectations for #bovine braininess
Veronika uses a long-handled brush to scratch her back and other out-of-reach body parts
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/tool-using-cow-cognition-scratch
https://archive.ph/2u7Ej

i did not know that Red-Cockaded Woodpeckers use tools until today when I photographed one who appears to be using a carefully selected pine needle to probe into a sap well

is this a common behavior?

#Bird #Birding #Woodpecker #Endangered #ToolUse #AnimalBehavior #Wildlife #PineForest #Nature