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- They have a digestive tract that is very similar to humans
- They have tough skin and very coarse hair
- Bacon and ham is what comes from pigs that have been butchered
- They can be as smart as a dog
- Mature females are called sows
- Mature males are called boars
- Castrated males are called barrows
- Young females are called gilts
- Newborn pigs prior to weaning are called piglets
- Young pigs after weaning are called stoats or weanling piglets
- They are social creatures
- Sows have a gestation period of 3 months, 3 weeks and 3 days (116 days)
- A sow's uterine horns are very long to accomodate for a litter of ~10 piglets
- A boar's penis is cork-screw shaped to accomodate for the shape of the sow's cervix
- Pigs can mate for up to 30 to 45 minutes
- Pigs don't sweat
- Pigs are very clean animals; they often defecate and urinate in a corner away from their sleeping and eating areas
- Pigs are omnivores
- Pigs love to root around in the earth for tasty shoots and tubers
- Pigs are used in France to hunt for truffles, and are the only creatures that are able to sniff out truffles.
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∙ 12y agoI breed hamps and prefer them over any other breed out there. Hamps do not get sunburnt and they are the easiest to wash and look the best in the show ring. Also, they have a more unique nose than the other breeds. It can smell 2x better than any other pig breed.
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∙ 14y agoPigs do not sweat.
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