Pig ( sus )

Pig ... or sus!

What's pink, rolls in mud, and snorts? A pig!  A pig's head will  typically be  larger than usual,  with a long snout with a flat nose. The flat nose is for sifting through dirt to find food. Pigs may be omnivores, but tend to prefer vegetation. In the wild, they scrounge for flowers, weeds, and grasses to eat, while in captivity are fed a soy mixture with vitamins.


When a pig is raised on a farm, it usually means it becomes food, shoes, and brushes for the farmer. When a pig gets old and fat, the farmer will kill it, and use the meat for breakfast, the skin for leather, and the bristles for a brush. Who knew a pig could be so useful?

Pigs can be harmful to humans, and I don't mean eating them out of house and home. Pigs carry several diseases that can be easily transmitted to humans, including: trichinosis, Taenia solium, cysticercosis, and brucellosis. Pig mating season is every 21 days, as that is the amount of time before the female goes into heat. Pigs can be found all over the world.


For those of you who play NVR  Fantasy Football, here are a few football related facts:
A football is sometimes known as a pigskin, by name. Another little fact: The Washington Redskins are sometimes called the hogs.