Pigs are known to be very smart animals, and now scientists have demonstrated that they are capable of playing video games. According to the BBC, scientists in the UK conducted research that they say ...

It is a great injustice that the word “pig” maintains a negative connotation in the American lexicon. Pigkind has established itself as a force of capability in countless arenas, from truffle-hunting ...

As some humans still struggle to play video games well, the competition in the gaming sphere has suddenly gotten a little more fierce. Scientists have successfully taught pigs to work arcade-style ...

A team of researchers at Purdue University have successfully taught four pigs how to use a joystick — novel research that demonstrates a “remarkable” level of behavioral and mental flexibility, ...

Pigs still haven’t figured out how to fly in real life — but they’re definitely capable of doing so in a video game. Pigs have plenty of intelligence to not only play video games but to do so well, ...

Hamlet, Omelette, Ebony and Ivory aren't rescuing Princess Peach just yet, but they did show a remarkable ability to learn and operate a game. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech ...

No, pigs haven’t learned to fly — but they have learned to play video games. In fact, they may even have fun while they’re gaming. A quartet of pigs — Panepinto micro pigs Ebony and Ivory, and ...

Animal intelligence, as we’ve mentioned here before, is a hugely messy concept that we still don’t fully understand. Studies that seem to focus on animal intelligence aren’t really attempting to ...

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