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They have no sweat glands and to keep cool they roll around on the ground and roll in their own excrement.

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Do potbelly pigs eat straw?

It is a myth that pigs do not eat hay or, as a well-known jingle claims, they they do not know how to eat hay. Pigs eat hay fairly regularly and digest it thoroughly. Pigs raised on farms are not "mostly fed grain and protein supplements" for two primary reasons: 1) pigs will pasture forage like horses and cows; and, 2) grain and protein supplements are expensive. Pigs do not digest hay like cows and deer. Neither do horses. However, pigs graze like cows and horses, eating hay, grass, alfalfa, clover, etc. On farms during winters, pigs are regularly fed hay fairly exclusively. Because hay has a relatively low caloric value, pigs' manure in the winters is fairly "clean" -- high in cellulose and low in "dirty" waste.


Does pigs ruminate?

No, pigs do not ruminate like cows or sheep. Pigs are monogastric animals, meaning they have only one compartment in their stomach for digestion, unlike ruminants which have multiple compartments for the digestion process.


What are the five main domesticated animals?

The five main domesticated animals are dogs, cats, cattle (cows), pigs, and poultry (chickens). These animals have been selectively bred by humans over thousands of years for various purposes such as companionship, food, and labor.


Do all animals go through metamorphosis during their life cycle Because?

No because other animals like cows,pigs,horses, and penguins don't


Do pigs have utters?

Udder is probably derived from 'under'. You could consider that pigs, goats, and cows all have udders.