Papers Pigs - Asian Potbellied Miniature Pig (Oakland Zoo) Provides facts, a movie and a picture. "Potbellies are often housebroken and harnessed or leashed much like a pet dog. They are intelligent and adapt well to household routine." Pigs Are the Smartest Domestic Animal (Mamals.Suite101.com) "Intelligence research was done with pigs in the 1990s. One of the experiments was to train the pigs to move the cursor on a video screen with their snouts. When the pigs used the cursors again, they were able to distinguish between the scribbles they already knew, and the scribbles they were seeing for the first time. The pigs learned this skill as fast as the chimpanzees." 03-10 Scientists Decode Pig DNA (Time.com) "An international group of scientists has decoded the DNA of the domestic pig, research that may one day prove useful in finding new treatments for both pigs and people, and perhaps aid in efforts for a new swine flu vaccine for pigs." "Pigs and humans are similar in size and makeup, and swine are often used in human research. Scientists say they rely on pigs to study everything from obesity and heart disease to skin disorders." 11-09

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