By Titilayo Kupoliyi

The Pig (Sus domesticus), also call swine or hog, is an omnivorous, domesticated, even-toed, hoofed mammal.
It is named the domestic pig when distinguishing it from other members of the genus Sus.
Pigs are gentle creatures with surprising intelligence.
Studies show that they’re smarter than dogs and even 3-year-old children.
And it will interest you that, just as you sing to your babies, petting them to sleep, mother pigs also sing to their babies.
They dream and like sleeping nose to nose.
Pigs are one of the few animals that many do not like,and that’s because of the way it plays with its body in the mud.
Well, many do not know why pigs go to the mud.
This is why; Pigs can’t sweat, and because of this reason, they need help by staying in cool places on hot days, hence the mud.
Contrary to general belief, Pigs are one of the cleanest animals, they keep their toilets far from their living or feeding area. Unlike the dogs and cats.
The natural lifespan of a pig is 15-20 years.

Newborn piglets learn to run to their mothers’ voices, and can recognise their own names by the time they’re 2 weeks old.

Think that pigs are slow and lumbering? As it turns out, they’re not at all! Adult pigs can run at speeds of up to 11mph, or in other words, they can run a seven-minute mile.
If you’ve ever suggested that someone was ‘sweating like a pig’, then you’d be wrong. Pigs have hardly any sweat glands, and one of the best ways for them to cool down is to wallow in all of that glorious mud.
A pig’s squeal can be as loud as 115 decibels, that’s 3 decibels higher than the sound of a supersonic airliner.
And when they’re not squealing, they’re talking.
Pigs communicate constantly with each other, and more than 20 different vocalisations have been identified; from wooing a mate to saying ‘I’m hungry!”
And when they’re not either squealing or talking, pigs will eat almost anything including human bones.
When kept in a group they will snuggle close to one another, and prefer to sleep nose-to-nose. studies have also shown that, much like humans, they dream.
And dreaming isn’t the only way in which pigs are similar to humans their genetic makeup is also very close to our own.
Because of this, stem cells from pigs are being used by scientists to research cures for human diseases.
To track the cells once they’ve been injected, Chinese geneticists have crossed a pig with a jellyfish, producing piglets whose tongues and trotters glow fluorescent green in UV light.
Aside from their life-saving abilities, the pig is also associated with fertility and virility in China. This has led to statues of pigs being displayed prominently in the bedrooms of Chinese couples who are trying to have children.
However, it should be noted that the anger of a pig is terrific. No human should experience it.

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