8 interesting facts about pigs
- A female pig is called a sow, while the male is called boar. The baby of a pig is called piglet.
- Pigs do not prefer to sit in mud. Infact, they prefer cleanliness much more than other animals. They use the mud only as a coolant in summers, that too out of necessity.
- Mud also provides the pigs protection against flies and parasites, apart from being used as a form of sunscreen, which protects their skin from sunburn.
- Many experts consider pigs to be more trainable than dogs or cats.
- Pigs have such a well developed sense of smell that they can easily find things underground.
- A full grown pig can drink up to 14 gallons of water a day.
- The scream of a frightened pig can measure 115 decibels, higher than the taking off noise of a jet engine (113 decibels).
- Domesticated pigs are used as sources of food, leather and similar products.
