I'm always mildly surprised when scientists are suddenly suprised that animals other than humans and great apes could be intelligent. theguardian.com/science/2026/j…

The scientific article in @CurrentBiology cell.com/current-biology/fullt…

I recommend Frans de Waals book "Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?" His lecture: youtube.com/watch?v=4O4kpSGRm7…

#anthropocentrism #moreThanHuman #animalBehaviour #intelligence #NatureMatchCuts #animals #cow #cattle

Back-scratching bovine leads scientists to reassess intelligence of cows

Brown Swiss in Austria has been discovered using tools in different ways – something only ever seen in humans and chimpanzees

^{Ian Sample (The Guardian)}

I don't like the human world as it is today. But then I see these tiny green wonders (nobody of the a-holes destroying democracy, climate, and peace has an eye for) - and I know again: THIS is the world I want to fight for.

#mosstodon #beauty #biodiversity #moreThanHuman #resist