A recent review of existing research has resulted in a compilation of the high-level cognitive tasks that pigs have been able to accomplish including using a mirror and showing empathy.

Pigs are on par cognitively with other animals that are considered to be highly intelligent, according to a recently published paper.

Instead of presenting new findings, it pulls observations from numerous existing studies that have been able to show just how capable pigs are. 


For example, they can navigate mazes, engage in play fighting, and move a joystick that is linked to a computer cursor.


They are highly social animals in terms of knowing how to cooperate and learn from each other, as wel