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 ...

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, ...

Pigs can be trained to play simple video games, scientists have found, demonstrating the animals' potential for a "remarkable" level of behavioral and mental flexibility. Similar experiments have been ...

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 ...

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 ...

OK, so it’s not exactly Call of Duty or GTA in its complexity, but as tests of dexterity go, it isn’t bad. And while hardcore gamers might want something a little tougher, that’s alright: It’s not ...

Researchers in the UK have taught four pigs to play games, but don't expect any esports teams to be hiring farm animals anytime soon. A BBC report explained that scientists were able to train the four ...

Add Futurism (opens in a new tab) Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. A team of researchers at ...

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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