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Pigs were spotted using tools for the first time, a new study says
Read full article: Pigs were spotted using tools for the first time, a new study saysThirty to 50 of them took Twitter by storm(CNN) - Pigs aren't heralded for their intelligence, but swine are smarter than they seem. Researchers observed a family of critically endangered Visayan warty pigs using sticks to dig and build nests, evidence that the digitless swine are capable of using tools, according to a study in the journal Mammalian Biology. Pigs aren't known for nest-building, and they certainly aren't known for their sophisticated use of tools. Pigs had never been studied using tools beforeFew species have been spotted using tools to their benefit, Root-Bernstein told CNN. "Just using tools at all is very significant!"