Modern Technologies That Animals Can Enjoy Too (4 of 5)

Video Sharing with Gorillas

In 2017, a Louisville Zoo visitor discovered that gorillas love phone videos. An adult gorilla started watching cute clips of baby gorillas, even asking the zookeepers to skip the video or play it again. It wasn’t just random curiosity, as the gorilla clearly knew the difference between live humans and videos. Basically, it was doing the zoo version of scrolling TikTok.

Simple Video Games for Pigs

As it turns out, pigs are smart enough to play basic video games. In a 2021 study, pigs used joysticks with their snouts to move onscreen cursors. At first, they were rewarded with food. But even after the dispenser broke, the pigs kept playing when encouraged. They weren’t great at it (thumbs would’ve helped), but the fact they could play at all is pretty incredible.