Antonia Osuna-Mascaro
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first heard Jan 2026
last heard 24 Jan
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The surprising thing was she was using it as a multi-purpose tool.
And the other example that we know of in nature comes from the chimpanzees of Congo.
The interesting thing about this is that we provide this broom thinking that the broom is the perfect tool to test if Veronica was sensitive to the functional properties of it because it has a functional end and a non-functional end.
But the surprising thing
was that Veronica was using both ends of the tool.
She was using it as a multi-purpose tool.
So she was using the broom end to scratch those body areas in which her skin is thick, but she was using the handle end of the tool to scratch those body areas where her skin is sensitive.
And she was using different techniques to do so.
So when she was using the broom, she was using the same technique that any of us will use when cleaning the apartment.
But when she was using the handle end of the stick, she was using it in a really delicate way of poking and pushing.
And this is really interesting because it's a multipurpose tool.
And the other example that we know of in nature comes from the chimpanzees of Congo.
When we talk about tool use, we are really, really restrictive.
We talk only about those cases in which an animal is using an object to extend its own body and to achieve a goal.
So to make something easier or to reach something that was impossible otherwise.
So many of those examples that are useful in the literature and in social media are not really to use under this strict definition.
When we received the video, the first thing that I did was to go immediately to the internet.
And I found other videos in social media about cows and bulls using branches to scratch themselves.
The interesting thing is that in some of those, the animals that are scratching themselves are Brahman bulls.
And Brahman bulls are coming from Asia, while Veronica...
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