40 ANIMAL INTELLIGENCE 



The same may be said of another animal that has 

 been not only neglected by those interested in the study 

 of animal intelligence, but misrepresented in general. 

 I mean the pig. What would the dog be to-day if he 

 had, for hundreds of years, been valued only for his 

 flesh, and kept exclusively to be fattened for food? 

 The hog is charged with being dirty, stupid, and ob- 

 stinate. Why should an animal, overburdened with flesh 

 and fat, and consequently a sufferer from the heat of 

 summer, be so much blamed for betaking himself to a 

 pool even if muddy? Man is largely responsible for 

 enforcing conditions involving filth on the hog. That 

 this animal is not lacking in intelligence has been 

 shown by his having been taught to hunt like a dog,* 

 and by an interesting case reported to our Association 

 by Mr Frank Miller. The animal was of the Chester 

 White breed, had been trained at the age of four 

 months, knew his name, would dance to music, go 

 seek when told, lie down, and obey other commands. 

 You will at least agree that the hog is worthy of 

 further consideration at our hands. Circumstances were 

 mentioned by one of our members which pointed very 

 strongly to the possibility of hogs having hibernating 

 capacity. This subject is of great physiological interest, 

 and not without its bearings on Comparative Psychology; 

 any new light on the subject, so far as animals, 

 especially, are concerned, would be very welcome. 



We have had a few communications on the intelli- 

 gence of our domestic grazing animals. Mr Torrance 

 had observed that sheep had acted, on different 

 occasions, as if they were aware of the approach of 

 storms still distant. Their behaviour, in seeking 

 shelter, had been coincident with changes in the baro- 

 metric pressure. 



* "Animal Intelligence," by G. J. Romanes, p. 339. 



