PIGS

1. Any of several mammals of the family Suidae, having short legs, cloven hooves, bristly hair, and a cartilaginous snout used for digging, especially the domesticated hog, Sus scrofa domesticus, when young or of comparatively small size.The edible parts of one of these mammals.

2. Informal A person regarded as being pig like, greedy, or gross.

3. A crude block of metal, chiefly iron or lead, poured from a smelting furnace.A mold in which such metal is cast. Pig iron.

Descreiption

Heavy body covered with bristly hair Short heads Thick necks Small eyes, good eyesight Curled tails Leathery snout Four toes on each foot, each toe has a

hoof Some have strong tusks

Behavior

Love to explore Independent Love to graze Carry leaves back to shelter Wallow in mud Loved to be scratched

Habitat

WILD TAME

Forests Jungles East Indies Europe Asia Africa United States

(razorback) West Indies (razorback)

Farms Small sheds Chine Soviet Union United States

Food

PREY PREDATOR

Corn Sorghum Barley Wheat Rye Oats Soybeans Linseed

Cottonseed

Peanuts Fish Meat

scraps Skim milk

No natural predator Humans