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  2. Pig - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Sus (genus) - Wikipedia

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    Pigs are omnivores, which means that they consume both plants and animals. In the wild, they are foragers, searching through their habitat for food (which, for pigs, often includes digging with their snouts). Wild pigs eat roots, tubers, leaves, fruits, mushrooms, and flowers, in addition to some insects (especially insect grubs) and fish.

  4. Religious restrictions on the consumption of pork - Wikipedia

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    The pig tended to be regarded as a dangerously liminal animal. With the feet of a cud-eater, the diet of a scavenger, the habits of a dirt-dweller and the cunning of a human, it exhibited an unsettling combination of characteristics, rendering it culturally inedible for some (but not all) southern Levantine peoples, for whom pigs were often associated with the underworld or malevolent ...

  5. Why some cultures think pork is gross and others think it's ...

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    Pig meat: It's a weirdly polarizing subject. In some cultures, it's a mealtime staple; in others, it's considered so unclean that there are entire dietary laws and rituals governing what to do if ...

  6. 50 Funny Thanksgiving Memes for a Happy Turkey Day 2024 - AOL

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    50 Funny Thanksgiving Memes 1. Pilgrims be like... 2. Moms, we see you. 3. Bring it. View the original article to see embedded media. 4. What do colonizers and cold/flu season have in common? 5 ...

  7. FDA could ban drug used to treat pigs over cancer risks for ...

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    Pigs eat from a trough. A drug commonly used by American farms to treat pigs faces potential removal from the market. The Food and Drug Administration issued a “final order to revoke” carbadox ...

  8. Pig intelligence - Wikipedia

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    Pigs can use their knowledge of other pig perspectives to their own advantage and even to influence others' behavior. [1] In one study, pigs used their theory of mind skills to mislead other pigs away from food rewards. [1] Like corvids and primates, pigs are capable of tactical deception. [15] [16] Pigs can figure where humans are looking and ...

  9. Pigs in culture - Wikipedia

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    Pigs have appeared in literature with a variety of associations, 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 ...