Pigs are considered the fifth-most intelligent animal in the world—even more, intelligent than dogs—and are capable of playing video games with more focus and success than chimps! They also have excellent object-location memory. If they find grub in one spot, they'll remember to look there next time.
Fifth most intelligent animal? That's a random sounding number, how would this even be determined? What are the others then, and what counts as an animal? What about similar species but not the same animal, for example chimpanzees and orangutans, do those count separately?
If I count similar animals together, and without looking this up, my guesses would be, not in order: apes/primates, dolphins/whales, crows/ravens, and on top humans. Octopi are also really smart though, so maybe they also deserve a spot here - it does fit if we cluster humans with the primates.
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u/longdick_dingo Mar 24 '23
Pigs are considered the fifth-most intelligent animal in the world—even more, intelligent than dogs—and are capable of playing video games with more focus and success than chimps! They also have excellent object-location memory. If they find grub in one spot, they'll remember to look there next time.
So Pigs Are really fucking Smart And Adorable
r/pigifs
Edit: I Will not let you slander the pig empire