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Yorkshire pig operating the joystick. Source: Eston Martz / Pennsylvania State University. It’s easy to underestimate the intelligence of pigs. Most of us haven’t had much experience actually ...

These KuneKune piglets at Firefly Hill Farm in New Gloucester are a few in a growing number of the pig breed spreading across Maine. Lori McNaught said the pigs' friendly personality and ability to ...

MILFORD, Neb. (KOLN) - At Anchor Meadow Farm, visitors will find pigs with upturned snouts, bristly hair and wattles hanging from their necks. This unique breed didn’t originate in Nebraska. A New ...