Pigs are among the most versatile animals humans have domesticated. While they're often stereotyped as gluttonous, dirty, and not particularly bright, anyone familiar with actual pigs knows they're ...

Thanks to their small size and friendly nature, guinea pigs are pretty popular pets. If you’re thinking of getting a guinea pig of your own—or you just want to finally figure out how they're different ...

Excuse me, ma’am, are you lost? This pig might be a little confused to see a duckling wandering around, but pigs are always happy to make new animal friends! And so are we, for that matter. As befits ...

For 10,000 years pigs and humans have shared a close and complex relationship. From domestication to modern breeding practices, humans have shaped the genomes of domestic pigs. Here we present the ...

An ecologist has discovered that pigs use tools to dig nests for their offspring. This is the first time we've witnessed that kind of behavior in pigs. So far, no pig uprisings. But we must be ...