Mirror, mirror, in my pen… - SmartPlanet: "“My, what big ears I have!”
OK, perhaps that wasn’t the first thought of the eight domesticated pigs studied by a team of animal welfare scientists at the University of Cambridge. But they were observant enough to look in the mirror, proud enough to check themselves out and clever enough to track down their food from its reflection.
According to the study, pigs (like others that can use mirrors—elephants, dolphins, gray parrots, some primates and humans) are able to learn what a mirror image represents and use it to obtain information. When put in a pen with a mirror in it, young pigs made movements while apparently looking at their image." (photo by shawnzam http://www.flickr.com/photos/shawnzam/)
Comment -- If pigs are so smart how come they're unable to avoid being turned into tasty pork chops and bacon? Ummmm...bacon...
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