Piglet Novel Object Recognition (VIDEO)

University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

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In a new study from the Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Illinois, researchers tested piglets' ability to recognize new objects. This video shows a sped-up recording of a piglet interacting with a familiar (left) and new (right) toy.

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Stephen Fleming

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