Nelly The Show Pig – The Intelligence Behind The Tricks

In a recent video, the question of who was smarter, pigs or kids was discussed, which you’ll have to watch to find the answer. In that video, a very intelligent pig was featured. Her name was Nelly. Nelly is a show pig, who completes tricks on stage to show off her incredible intelligence.

The video below looks at how Nelly learns her show routines. You may think they are just simple tricks but they actually take a certain amount of intelligence to perform and learn. She definitely proves that pigs are among one of the super-smart animal species in the world.

Check out Nelly below to see how fast she learns new tasks and what cognitive abilities are actually required to perform these tasks. You’ll definitely be impressed by her abilities and her cute collar of flowers.

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