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Pigs

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.

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Pigs

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  1. 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.

  2. 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

  3. Behavior • Love to explore • Independent • Love to graze • Carry leaves back to shelter • Wallow in mud • Loved to be scratched

  4. Habitat Wild Tame • Forests • Jungles • East Indies • Europe • Asia • Africa • United States (razorback) • West Indies (razorback) • Farms • Small sheds • Chine • Soviet Union • United States

  5. Food Prey predator • Corn • Sorghum • Barley • Wheat • Rye • Oats • Soybeans • Linseed • Cottonseed • Peanuts • Fish • Meat scraps • Skim milk • No natural predator • Humans

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