Conflict Resolution in Pigs

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When living in a social group, it pays to keep the peace. Conflict resolution is an important aspect of the social lives of many animals, human and otherwise - but what about domestic pigs? In a new study, researchers from the University of Torino investigated how a group of 104 pigs housed at the ethical farm Parva Dormus resolves conflict after fighting.

Read what they found at my Animal Minds blog: Bystander Pigs Get Involved to Maintain Social Harmony.