- The scientific name for pigs are Sus scrofa domestica.
- A pigs tail can be straight, kinked or curly.
- Pigs have forty-four teeth.
- Pigs are warm blooded mammals.
- Pigs are omnivores, which means they eat both animals and plants.
- Pigs are called boars, hogs or swine.
- Pigs grunt to communicate with each other.
- A pig sometimes rolls in mud because it provides protection against flies and other parasites.
- Pigs also roll in mud because it protects their skin from sunburn.
- Pigs can grow between 300 to 700 pounds.
- An adult female pig is called a sow, a male pig called a boar.
- To keep cool pigs roll in mud.
- The hair on a pigs skin are called bristles.
- A pig has a great sense of smell, but has poor eyesight.
- Its easier for pigs to learn tricks than dogs.
- A pig gives birth to eight to twelve piglets at a time.
- A pig sequel can get as loud as 100 – 115 decibels.
- Baby pigs are called piglets.
- The average life span for a pig is twelve to nineteen years.
- A pigs hoof has four toes.
- A pigs nose is called a snout.
- Pigs appear to have a good sense of direction.
- Pigs grunt to communicate with each other.
- At birth piglets weigh about 2.5 pounds to 1.1 kilograms.
- A fully grown pig can drink up to fourteen gallons of water a day.
- Piglets are able to learn their name in two to three weeks.
- Humans have about 9000 taste buds, pigs have about 1500 taste buds.
- Mother pigs sometimes sing to their young while nursing.
- Pigs do not have sweat glands which makes them very clean animals.
- A group of piglets are called a litter or a farrow of pigs.
- Pigs are the fourth smartest animals.
- The Mini Maialino is the smallest breed of pig.
- Piglets learn to recognize and run to their mothers voices.
- Pigs originated from Eurasian Wild boars.
- Some people like to keep pigs as pets.
- Pigs have been domesticated around 10,000 B.C
- Some famous pigs include Miss Piggy, Porky Pig, Piglet, Pumba, Wilbur and Hamm.
- A pigs lungs are not in proportion with its body. Pigs have small lungs.
- Unfortunately pigs can pass a plenty of diseases to humans.
- Wild pigs (boars) tend to have a camouflage color to its skin, to blend into their surroundings.
- Pigs are very social animals, they like forming friendships with pigs and other animals.
- A pig usually weighs about two pounds at birth and reaches up to 250 pounds in six months.
- Pigs dream just as much as humans do.
- The largest number of piglets ever born was thirty seven.
- More than half of the population of pigs live in China.
- A pigs skin can come in a variety of different colors like, pink, black, and white.
- Boars have two long teeth on the both sides of their moth called tusks.
- Domesticated pigs eat soybeans, ground up corn, and wheat.
- A mature pig can weigh about 500 to 700 pounds.
- The largest pig ever recorded was a Poland-China Hog, named “Big Bill.” Big Bill weighed 2,552 pounds.
