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The pig (Sus domesticus), also called swine (pl.: 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. It is considered a subspecies of Sus scrofa (the wild boar or Eurasian boar) by some authorities, but as a distinct species by others.
Breed Origin Height Weight Color Image Aksai Black Pied: Kazakhstan: 167–182 cm: 240–320 kg (530–710 lb) Black and White--- American Yorkshire: United States
In the English language, many animals have different names depending on whether they are male, female, young, domesticated, or in groups. The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is The Book of Saint Albans, an essay on hunting published in 1486 and attributed to Juliana Berners. [1]
Pigs have been brought into literature for varying reasons, ranging from the pleasures of eating, as in Charles Lamb's A Dissertation upon Roast Pig, to William Golding's Lord of the Flies (with the fat character "Piggy"), where the rotting boar's head on a stick represents Beelzebub, "lord of the flies" being the direct translation of the ...
Pigcasso was a female pig (Sus domesticus) born in April 2016 [2] [3] [a] on an industrialised pig farm in the Winelands region of the Western Cape, South Africa.Along with her sister Rosie, [3] she was rescued from a slaughterhouse, in May, by Joanne Lefson and taken to Farm Sanctuary SA in Franschhoek, the nonprofit animal sanctuary that Lefson founded that year. [4]
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A pig wandering around the mainland of the game, based on one of the game's developers. Its name is French for "ham". Link the Pig The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker: GameCube: A large pig found on Outset Island. The pig's name is the same as the name selected by the player for Link in a save file. Padpork Warsow: Windows
Henwen, meaning "Old White", is in Welsh legend a sow (female pig) which according to the Welsh Triads gave birth to Cath Palug, a monstrous cat depicted as combating with either Cai or King Arthur of Arthurian Legends.