Animals: Experts teach pigs how to play VIDEO GAMES, showing swine are more intelligent than thought

Pigs are capable of learning how to play simple video games, scientists have demonstrated, showing the animals to be more intelligent than was thought. Researchers from Canada taught four pigs to manipulate a joystick with their snouts, moving a cursor on a screen around to reach one of up to four target walls. Each of … Read more

Olivia Attwood reveals she ‘survived’ COVID-19 and swine flu

In the years since rising to fame on Love Island, she’s become known for using her Instagram account as a space to candidly share her thoughts with fans. And Olivia Atwood made some more revelations during a session on the image-sharing platform on Friday, when she disclosed that she has successfully battled both the novel … Read more

Swine rival dogs as ‘man’s best friend’ but are more likely to try to solve problems on their own

Pigs rival dogs as ‘man’s best friend’ in the way they engage with us but are more likely to try to solve problems on their own, a study has found. Experts from Hungary compared the behaviour of young dogs and miniature pigs in experiments involving recovering food from a solvable or impossible puzzle. They found … Read more

Strain of swine flu virus prevalent in China has the potential to spread to humans, scientists warn 

A strain of the swine flu virus has become prevalent in pigs in China and has the potential to spread to humans and become another pandemic, researchers claim. Experts from the Chinese Academy of Sciences say pigs are a ‘key intermediate host’ or ‘mixing vessel’ for viruses spreading from wild animals into humans. The Chinese … Read more

13 dementia patients saved from coronavirus by hero nurse who worked through swine flu crisis

Thirteen dementia patients at care home were SAVED despite showing coronavirus symptoms after hero nurse who worked through swine flu crisis used her experiences to contain the outbreak Maria Spollin became a specialist in advanced life support during swine flu crisis Her expertise saved 13 dementia patients at Church Farm Skylarks, Nottingham Retired Army Brigadier Peter … Read more

Coronavirus is ten times deadlier than the 2009 swine flu pandemic which killed 200,000, WHO reveals

Coronavirus is ten times deadlier than the 2009 swine flu pandemic and a vaccine will be needed to halt it, the World Health Organisation has said. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual briefing from Geneva the organisation was constantly learning about the bug sweeping the globe. The incredibly contagious infection has now killed … Read more