Pigs do not eat mud. Actually pigs are really neat animals. They only go in mud because their skin is very sensative. They can also go in fresh water but when there isn't there go in mud. No, they do not eat mud. They eat slop, which has corn, oats, carrot and more. 8)
Pigs are actually rather clean animals. There are a lot of stereotypes about them. They will actually go to the bathroom in a different corner than they live in. As for the mud, pigs don't do it to get dirty or for fun! They actually lay in mud on hot days because they are unable to sweat. The mud helps keep them cool. Pigs are a lot smarter and cleaner than you think.
Pigs roll in the mud for a number of reasons:To keep cool as they lack the ability to cool down by sweating.To help protect their pale skin from sunburn.To keep flies and other biting insects from bothering them.
Pigs are not very hygienic creatures. Pigs like to roll around in the mud and they eat slops and leftover foods.
What I have learned is that pigs role in the mud to cool off because they do not have any sweat glands. If you did not know that... Well, people learn new stuff everyday :)
Pigs do not eat mud. Actually pigs are really neat animals. They only go in mud because their skin is very sensative. They can also go in fresh water but when there isn't there go in mud. No, they do not eat mud. They eat slop, which has corn, oats, carrot and more. 8)
Pigs are actually rather clean animals. There are a lot of stereotypes about them. They will actually go to the bathroom in a different corner than they live in. As for the mud, pigs don't do it to get dirty or for fun! They actually lay in mud on hot days because they are unable to sweat. The mud helps keep them cool. Pigs are a lot smarter and cleaner than you think.
Pigs play in mud or in a sty.
Pigs sleep in mud ponds or in a stall.
Pigs roll in the mud for a number of reasons:To keep cool as they lack the ability to cool down by sweating.To help protect their pale skin from sunburn.To keep flies and other biting insects from bothering them.
Yes, they do
in mud
The speed of mud.
The joke "What do pigs eat for lunch? Mud-aroni and cheese!" is a play on words joke. Mud-aroni and cheese sounds like macaroni and cheese, which is a popular lunch food, and pigs like mud.
Rolling in the mud
The moisture in the mud helps them to stay cooler.
wallow -- The pigs wallowed in the mud. play -- The children played with the mud. squelch -- The mud squelched between his toes.