Male = boar
Female = sow
A boar is an entire male pig. A sow is a female pig.
Female is a sow the male is a boar
The male guinea pig is called a boar and the female is a sow because of their name "pig", even though they're not pigs. A male pig is a boar and a female pig is a sow, so the guinea-pigs have been named after them.
* Boar = Uncastrated male pig * Hog = Castrated male pig * Sow = Female adult pig * Shoat = Piglet after weaning
'male boar' is a redundancy, like saying 'female girl'. 'boar' is the name for a male pig. a female is a 'sow'
A pig is either male or female. A male intact pig is called a boar, a male castrated pig is called a barrow, a mature female is called a sow and an immature female is called a gilt.
* Boar = Uncastrated male pig * Hog = Castrated male pig * Sow = Female adult pig * Shoat = Piglet after weaning
Male is boar.Female is sow.Young is piglet.
Hello,A young female pig is called gilt.She becomes a sow when she has had her second litter.A male neuteredpig is called a barrow.An adult male pig (over 6 months) is called a boar.THE MALE GUINEA PIG IS CALLED A BOAR & THE FEMALE GUINEA PIG IS CALLED A SOW.Even though guinea pigs aren't related to pigs, the male is still called a boar, and the female is a sow.
A sow is female, and males are called boars.
The term for a female that is any type of pig (guinea pig, farm pig etc.) is called a sow. The term for a male that is any type of pig is called a boar.A female pig is called a sow.sowA female pig is called a sow.
because a female pig is called a sow and a male bear and a male pig are called boars.