Re: [Slope: Ch 12] Re: Going to surprise a party with your boars sometime... Thanks!

Though why you don't find them impaled on sharp branches in the woods from time to time must remain a mystery.

From: Martin Gallo <martimer@mindspring.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, July 4, 2018 11:56 AM
Subject: Re: [Slope: Ch 12] Re: Going to surprise a party with your boars sometime... Thanks!

And they are not known to be tool users, so not knowing what a boar spear is could be part of the issue.

On Jul 4, 2018, at 12:54 PM, Jeffrey Vandine <jlv61560@yahoo.com> wrote:

I've never heard that wild pigs were that smart either. In fact, if they'll impale themselves on a boar spear while charging, they probably aren't too intelligent to begin with (though some of that can undoubtedly be chalked up to poor eyesight). Personally, I'd probably stick with an IQ of 5 or 6, if it were me.

From: Rick <rick_ww@lightspeed.ca>
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Subject: Re: [Slope: Ch 12] Re: Going to surprise a party with your boars sometime... Thanks!

Hi Dan,
Thanks for weighing in. Altho, my understanding is that
domesticated animals tend to be dumber than free range
critters.

Many thanks! Rick

On Jul 3, 2018, at 3:58 PM, 'dan nicholson' via The_Slope <The_slope@googlegroups.com> wrote:

I was raised on a pig farm for part of my childhood.

I would not characterize pigs as being 'smart.' I would agree that they have a certain level of low cunning...

Dan

On Tuesday, July 3, 2018, 3:40:32 PM PDT, Rick <rick_ww@lightspeed.ca> wrote:

Hi Craig,
I also heard that they were smart, so I gave them 5 - 6 IQ
(IQ 5 is standard for animals). But I have no objection to
bumping their IQ to 6 or 7. If I don’t hear otherwise from
some expert, I’ll do so in a couple days.

Warm regards, Rick.

> On Jul 3, 2018, at 2:31 PM, Craig Barber <craigwbar@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Rick--
>
> There is a famous story, possibly apocryphal, of a group of American country folk deep in the sticks who went boar hunting when a wealthy European's plan for a hunting reservation fell through -- but after he'd already imported the European boars to the US and let them run free on his estate. Details are sketchy but the story ends with the dogs mostly dead and the hunters sitting in trees...
>
> BTW, everything I've ever heard about boars says that they are *extremely* smart, I'd play them with IQ in the 6 to 7 range even for the common ones, since Cidrian warhorses can get that smart.
>
> -- Craig