Learned pig
The learned pig was a pig taught to respond to commands in such a way that it appeared to be able to answer questions by picking up cards in its mouth. By choosing cards it answered arithmetical problems and spelled out words. The "learned pig" caused a sensation in London during the 1780s. It became a common object of satire, illustrated in caricatures and referred to in literature.
primaryTopic
Learned pig
The learned pig was a pig taught to respond to commands in such a way that it appeared to be able to answer questions by picking up cards in its mouth. By choosing cards it answered arithmetical problems and spelled out words. The "learned pig" caused a sensation in London during the 1780s. It became a common object of satire, illustrated in caricatures and referred to in literature.
has abstract
The learned pig was a pig taug ...... among the swinish multitude."
@en
Wikipage page ID
30,654,493
Wikipage revision ID
742,311,327
Caption
Thomas Rowlandson's print The ...... ginal "learned pig" of 1784-5.
image size
known
Selecting cards to spell out names or numbers
name
The Learned Pig
occupation
othername
species
S. scrofa domesticus
hypernym
comment
The learned pig was a pig taug ...... and referred to in literature.
@en
label
Learned pig
@en
