Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pigs demonstrate advanced intelligence, including problem-solving, memory, and symbolic understanding that rivals dogs and, in ...

When we think of pigs, we inevitably think of happy livestock rooting around in the mud on a farm. But if you’ve ever taken a moment to watch a pig figure out a problem, learn a trick, or socialise ...

“I like pigs,” Winston Churchill supposedly once said. “Dogs look up at us, cats look down on us, but pigs treat us as equals.” Whether Churchill’s contemporary George Orwell also liked pigs is less ...

Journalist Barry Estabrook knows how to enjoy a juicy heritage pork chop. He'll also be the first to tell you what intelligent, sensitive creatures pigs are. "I had no idea how smart they were until I ...

March 1, 2026 is National Pig Day, celebrating an animal that more often than not brings to mind filth, cartoons, and maybe a few bacon jokes. But the reality of our relationship to pigs is far more ...

Journalist Barry Estabrook wanted to know more about the animal and its journey from the farm to his plate. In a new book, he explores the... 'Tales' Of Pig Intelligence, Factory Farming And Humane ...