Pigs are widely misunderstood as being dirty, lazy and unintelligent creatures, largely because of the environments we’re used to seeing them in. The cramped and confined environment of a factory farm ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A hybrid breed of super pigs—a mix of a domestic pig and a wild boar—is running wild in Canada. And now they have their sights set ...

Pigs are extremely interesting animals. They're able to solve challenging problems, they love to play, they display a wide range of emotions, and they have unique individual personalities. Until now, ...

In a recent video, the question of who was smarter, pigs or kids was discussed, which you’ll have to watch to find the answer. In that video, a very intelligent pig was featured. Her name was Nelly.

“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 ...

A special breed of hybrid super pigs from Canada have started to travel south into the northern United States. The pigs pose a threat to native wildlife and may prove tough to eradicate. The spread of ...