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Miniature pig. Miniature pigs, also called mini pigs or micro pigs, are small breeds of domestic pig. All domesticated pigs are descended from the European or Asian wild boar. [1] They reach sexual maturity at four to eight months and must be castrated if they are kept together with the opposite sex. They reach their full height at four years ...
As suggested by its name, the pygmy hog differs from other members of the Suidae by the extreme reduction of its body size, and it is the smallest pig species. An adult pygmy hog weighs between 6.6 and 9.7 kg (15 and 21 lb), with the average male weighing about 8.5 kg (19 lb). [12]
The Göttingen minipig is the smallest domestic pig breed known in the world; as an adult, they weigh around 35 kg (77 lb). [1] Beside being known for their exceptionally small size, the Göttingen minipigs are known for their docile nature and very clean and well-characterized health status. Raising of this breed began in the late 1960s at the ...
Pig. Sus domesticus. The Kunekune (Māori pronunciation: [kʉnɛkʉnɛ]) [1] is a small breed of domestic pig from New Zealand. Kunekune are hairy with a rotund build, and may bear wattles hanging from their lower jaws. Their colour ranges from black and white, to ginger, cream, gold-tip, black, brown, and tricoloured.
The smallest known pig breed in the world is the Göttingen minipig, typically weighing about 26 kilograms (57 lb) as a healthy, full-grown adult. [ 90 ] As pets
The Guinea Hog is an American breed of small black pig. Since 2006 it has officially been named the American Guinea Hog. Its origins are unknown; a connection to the Essex pigs of eastern England has been suggested. [4]: 192 It is apparently unconnected to an older pig also known as Guinea Hog or Red Guinea, which disappeared in the late ...
Pig. Sus domesticus. Đông Hồ painting of pigs of I type. Foraging on rice terraces in Sa Pa, in Lào Cai Province. Vietnamese Pot-bellied is the exonym for the Lon I (Vietnamese: Lợn Ỉ) or I pig, [a] an endangered traditional Vietnamese breed of small domestic pig. The I is uniformly black and has short legs and a low-hanging belly ...
Tardigrades have barrel-shaped bodies with four pairs of stubby legs. Most range from 0.3 to 0.5 mm (0.012 to 0.020 in) in length, although the largest species may reach 1.2 mm (0.047 in). [ 10 ] The body consists of a head, three body segments each with a pair of legs, and a caudal segment with a fourth pair of legs.