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Bookmark or Share- Pig - National Geographic KidsPigs. Scientific Name: Sus. Diet: Omnivore. Pigs are also known as hogs or swine. Male pigs of any age are called boars; female pigs are called sows. Pigs are found and raised all over the...
- Pigs, Hogs & Boars: Facts About Swine | Live SciencePigs are mammals with stocky bodies, flat snouts, small eyes and large ears. They are highly intelligent, social animals, and are found all over the world.
- Pig | Description, Breeds, & Facts | BritannicaPig, wild or domestic swine, a mammal of the Suidae family. Pigs are stout-bodied, short-legged, omnivorous mammals, with thick skin usually sparsely coated with short bristles. Their hooves have two functional and two nonfunctional digits. Learn more about pigs in this article.
- Pig - WikipediaThe pig ( Sus domesticus ), also called swine ( pl.: swine) or hog, is an omnivorous, domesticated, even-toed, hoofed mammal. It is named the domestic pig when distinguishing it from other members of the genus Sus. It is considered a subspecies of Sus scrofa (the wild boar or Eurasian boar) by some authorities, but as a distinct species by others.
- Pig - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaPigs or domestic pigs are mammals in the genus Sus. Pigs are in the Suidae family of even-toed ungulates. Related, but outside the genus, are the babirusa and the warthog. Pigs, like all suids, are native to the Old World. Baby pigs are called piglets or pups. [1] . Pigs are omnivores and are very social and intelligent animals. [2] .
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