Arnold Ziffle was right!

This story in today's New York Times reviews recent studies revealing that pigs are very smart.

"(Researchers have) found that pigs are among the quickest of animals to learn a new routine, and pigs can do a circus's worth of tricks: jump hoops, bow and stand, spin and make wordlike sounds on command, roll out rugs, herd sheep, close and open cages, play videogames with joysticks, and more."

Pigs are smarter than your honor student. Who knew?

And they are valued, the story said.

"In parts of New Guinea, they're so important to villages that they're suckled by people," one researcher said.

Mmmmmmmm...bacon...