Kune Kune piglets possess social learning skills and have an astonishingly good memory

(University of Veterinary Medicine -- Vienna) Pigs are socially competent and capable of learning. But the combination of these skills, learning by observing others, has been insufficiently studied so far. Exact copying and understanding of demonstrated actions -- highly developed learning abilities -- could not be proven. A new study at Vetmeduni Vienna with Kune Kune pigs, could now show for the first time that pigs do learn from each other. The intelligent animals also possess remarkable long-term memory after internalizing a technique.

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-10/uovm-kkp101117.php

Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - October 11, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news