A five-year-old pet pig can be seen cooling off in the heat at her home in this adorable footage. Abby the Potbellied pig is described by her owners as a 'spoiled, moody sweetheart'. Owner Jenny, a 28 ...

The Mini Pig’s snuggle sessions with her parents are pure heart-melting perfection.

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Pigs are noisy creatures, from their contented oinks to their terrified squeals. But could those sounds contain clues to their emotions and welfare? An international team of researchers say so. For a ...

It might sound strange, but sometimes to save an animal, you have to eat it. That's the philosophy of free range, rare breed pig farmer, Jo Wheaton, from Kaniva in western Victoria. She's breeding ...

European researchers are developing a tool to help identify animal emotions through a vocal recognition system. It aims to help people who work with pigs identify whether the animals are in distress.

European scientists have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm capable of interpreting pig sounds, with the aim of creating a tool that can help farmers improve animal welfare. The ...