Journalist Barry Estabrook knows how to enjoy a juicy heritage pork chop. He'll also be the first to tell you what intelligent, sensitive creatures pigs are. "I had no idea how smart they were until I ...

Intelligent, highly trainable, loyal, playful, all words that are regularly used to describe dogs, otherwise known as man's best friend. However, ongoing and emerging research has meant that these ...

The truth, according to science, is that pigs are much smarter than most of us have ever credited; in some ways, about as ...

Pigs are fascinating animals. Science shows they can solve challenging problems, love to play, display wide-ranging emotions, and have unique personalities. In short, they are both intelligent and ...

Pig farmer Elly Ochieng tends to his pigs at his piggery in Nyangoma Kogello village, Siaya County. [Kepher Otieno, Standard] Elly Ochieng', 48, is busy cleaning the piggery in Kogello village, Siaya ...

“I like pigs,” Winston Churchill supposedly once said. “Dogs look up at us, cats look down on us, but pigs treat us as equals.” Whether Churchill’s contemporary George Orwell also liked pigs is less ...

Living on farms and in the wild, pigs are highly intelligent and wonderful animals to be around. While they are often found in domesticated situations, it is important to ask the question: how long do ...