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Pigs are one of the smartest animals on Earth, right up there with elephants, crows, and dolphins. But while scientists have caught all three of the latter types of animals using tools — a hallmark of ...

PIGS have been observed using sticks as tools to dig and build nests. The creatures aren't known for their sophisticated use of tools but this example of intelligence could be evidence that their ...

Erwin Gajentan has seen what a pig can do to his city’s main water pipes – and it’s not pretty. Gajentan’s water department workers and a crew from a specialized contractor have been launching foam ...

The observations could signal a new cognitive skill previously unknown amid swine, which are well known for their ...

Smart inspection ‘pigs’ are being used to probe the insides of a vast new gas pipeline beneath the Baltic The glamorous world of international espionage isn’t the first thing that springs to mind when ...

An ecologist at a zoo in Paris has documented the first ever instance of Visayan warty pigs using tools. Every six months, the endangered species dig out shallow nests in the first to prepare for the ...

Andrew Kohout watched the dirty water shooting out of a Bethlehem fire hydrant with admiration. Advertisement Article continues below this ad "It was impressive," said Kohout, superintendent of public ...

HOUSTON — Of all the technologies available to maintain the nation’s 2 million miles of pipelines, one of the most critical devices evokes images of a muddy farm animal -- the pig. Now erase the image ...

Pigs aren’t heralded for their intelligence, but swine are smarter than they seem. They’re test subjects in studies that lead to life-saving discoveries. They’re reliable and beloved therapy animals.