Games and activities for pigs
Posted: Tuesday 18 May, 2004
Today the pigs got a new toy! It's called a "Snak a Ball". It's actually a horse toy, but the pigs haven't read the box and seem to like it. Basically, it's a big red ball that you fill with pig nuts. As the pigs roll it around, the pig nuts fall out and get eaten.
They're really getting the hang of it. If they'd had it a couple of weeks ago they might have made Sven's squad. The dogs think it's pretty neat too. It we had a third dog, they could play three a side. They won't let Dan play because he's not good enough and eats too many of the nuts.
It keeps them happy and I'm sure the exercise will do them good.
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T. Carter
Similar feeder balls are used at the National Zoo in DC with the pandas and apes (and I'm sure at other zoos and with other animals). Of the two pandas Mei Xiang will gently shake hers to get the biscuits out, but Tian Tian just keeps batting his against the wall or rockwork until the biscuits stop falling out.
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patrick
Wednesday 19 May, 2004 at 11:17am
I've heard that pigs are fairly intelligent, but never having owned one, I can't be certain. Should I file this story away in my abstract "pigs really are smart" file or is it a fluke?
Sorry for what must seem to be a stupid querry.
-P