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Re:Just how smart is an octopus? by codehero on Monday January 09, 2017 @02:54PM (#13359245)
Pet pig owner here. Pigs are problem solvers. Pigs are optimizers.

The following videos of my pig demonstrate this.

Video 2: Pig is first learning the task.

Video 3: Pig has slightly optimized the task.

Video 1: Pig has mastered the task.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/37f48azh2bt4xk4/Wy3iHDMp1e?previe...

Re:Just how smart is an octopus? by ch4s3 on Monday January 09, 2017 @03:16PM (#13359432)
That's pretty excellent. For those who don't watch the videos, they feature a feeding device that must be spun to release food. Video 2 features the pig figuring out that spinning the wheel releases food, and by the last video, the pig is spinning the wheel numerous times to release several food drops before eating.
Re:Just how smart is an octopus? by rlonstein on Monday January 09, 2017 @03:52PM (#13359681)
I was waiting for the pig to push all the balls out of the frame so that it could spin the feeding wheel without rooting through the balls.
Re:Just how smart is an octopus? by ch4s3 on Monday January 09, 2017 @08:35PM (#13361765)
I think they like rooting around