Eldorado 57,372 #1 Posted February 11 They’ve long been thought of as smarter than your average animal, but now researchers claim they have taught pigs to use a joystick, suggesting they are even cleverer than previously thought. Pigs have previously been found to be capable of a host of tasks, including solving multiple-choice puzzles, and learning commands such as “sit”. Now researchers in the US say they have successfully trained four pigs to manipulate a joystick and control a cursor on a monitor. Full story at MSN: Link Acquisition of a Joystick-Operated Video Task by Pigs (Sus scrofa) Frontiers in Psychology 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twin 130 #2 Posted February 13 I'm not surprised. Many of them have been politicians for years. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pallidin 10,913 #3 Posted February 14 (edited) Damn it, Eldorado, I was just getting ready to carve-up my pig for breakfast, but now I've lost my appetite. Thanks a lot, F-R-I-E-N-DDDDD Edited February 14 by pallidin 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
openozy 3,075 #4 Posted February 14 That's it, when we discover how individual and intelligent our food animals really are we will end up starving. They won't, they're too smart for that. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Obscurum 8 #5 Posted February 14 "Pigs can be trained to use joysticks." My ex girlfriend would say: "This is nothing new, but try getting them to commit in a relationship!" 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
godnodog 1,435 #6 Posted February 14 Flying pigs, coming soon thanks to MS Flight Simulator Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfpackin 6 #7 Posted February 14 I wonder who is paying these "scientists" to conduct these useless studies? Oh that's right, we are. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toast 17,162 #8 Posted February 14 September 2089: pigs take the first ever Mars base into operation. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cookie Monster 8,205 #9 Posted February 14 On 2/11/2021 at 10:36 AM, Eldorado said: They’ve long been thought of as smarter than your average animal, but now researchers claim they have taught pigs to use a joystick, suggesting they are even cleverer than previously thought. Pigs have previously been found to be capable of a host of tasks, including solving multiple-choice puzzles, and learning commands such as “sit”. Now researchers in the US say they have successfully trained four pigs to manipulate a joystick and control a cursor on a monitor. Full story at MSN: Link Acquisition of a Joystick-Operated Video Task by Pigs (Sus scrofa) Frontiers in Psychology A pig will do anything for food. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cathya 91 #10 Posted February 14 Just goes to show, anyone can play these stupid, mind numbing games. I think most politicians today are playing them...why not pigs? Pigs probably score higher than them, too. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
openozy 3,075 #11 Posted February 15 (edited) I've got nothing against eating meat and have hunted wild pigs but there is something decadent, almost taboo about eating them. The meat, the fat and the best part, the crackling are almost too good and I'll regret it the day I have a fatal heart attack, lol. Edited February 15 by openozy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hammerclaw 28,693 #12 Posted February 15 I'll have more respect for my bacon this morning. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites