
A shark warning in NSW, and a brainy bovine
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Veronica the cow shows tool use
Alice and Andrew describe the Austrian cow using sticks and brooms, prompting scientists to reconsider bovine intelligence.
Wednesday, 21 January: A shark warning in NSW; New gun control and hate laws pass; Trump's tariff threat over Greenland; And a brainy bovine...
Here's our Shortcut on the background of the hate speech laws.
Here's the Brooklyn Peltz Beckham statement in full
And here's the story about Veronika the cow...
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