The pig is scale. Pig is pink. Pig eat earth

Everyone knows the pig. This is an ordinary pet, which we sometimes call "pig", "havronya."

Domestic pigs originated from wild pigs widespread on the globe.


The pig has pink skin, covered with hard light hairs - bristles. The tail-curl is rather unusual. The height of this animal is about 85 cm. The average weight is 300 kilograms.

The pig has a very good sense of smell. For example, wild pigs, who feed themselves, find food even under the earth and dig it with their snout.

We all know the expressions: "Dirty as a pig" or "A pig always finds dirt". Indeed, the pig likes to lie in the mud. But why is she doing this? The answer is this: in order to cool your body, she with pleasure lies in the mud. And also because sticky dirt protects pig skin from sunburn and intruders.

In France, pigs have a special mission. This animal is used to find truffles. Truffle is not always a sweet, it's also a mushroom that grows underground, and it's hard for a person to find it. But this is great can make a pig. She finds the mushrooms by smell. The smell of truffles is somewhat like the smell of a wild boar.

Pig meat (pork) is a product used by a person. Pork - useful in reasonable limits, delicious food.