In Animal Farm, what are the qualities associated with pigs that made them the author's choice for the leaders of the farm? In Animal Farm, what are...

The pigs are simply the
most intelligent animals on the farm in the book and it seems this is mostly true in real life.
Pigs have been given a bad reputation, associated with wallowing in filth, etc. Yet, pigs are
among the most intelligent of common farm animals if not the most
intelligent.