Scientists believe that pigs are one of the most intelligent animals, ranking close behind apes and dolphins
China has the world's largest population of domestic pigs
The average sow gives birth to 8 to 12 pigs at a time
An average pig eats five pounds of feed each day, or a ton of food every year
A pig's squeal can be as loud as 115 decibels, 3 decibels higher than the sound of a supersonic airliner
An average American consumes 51 lbs of pork each year
Pigs do not have sweat glands and pale pigs risk sunburn, hence they roll in mud to keep themselves cool
A number of pigs together is called a herd
A piece of lead used in a ship's ballast is called a hog
One of the smaller moulds used for casting iron is called a hog A curling rock that is not thrown far enough to get over the hog line, is called a hog
A pig raised for meat is called a hog
A broom for scraping the underside of a ship is called a hog
A large railway locomotive is called a hog
A Harley Davidson motorcycle is called a hog
In the UK, a sixpenny coin was called a hog
Pork is the world's most widely-eaten meat
In Denmark there are twice as many pigs as people
There are approximately 840 million hogs on farms throughout the world
On average, pigs live for about 15 yearsThe largest pig on record was a Poland-China hog named Big Bill, who weighed 2,552 lbs [1157.4 kg] owned by Burford Butler of Jackson, Tennessee, USA in the year 1933
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