Interesting Facts about Pig in English
Pig… This word has often been used to show a person as inferior, mad or retarded. And I am sure.. you must have done it too. But for your information, let us tell you that pigs are much smarter and cleaner than you think.
Interesting facts about pigs in English
1. There are about 2 billion pigs in the world and half of them are slaughtered every year for meat.
2. China has the highest number of pigs, about 44 crores. America is at number 2.
3. Every year March 1 is celebrated as “National Pig Day” in America. It was started in 1972.
4. Do you think pigs run slow? A pig can run 1000 feet in 1 minute, i.e. at a speed of 11miles/hour. It is very difficult to chase a running pig because instead of running straight, it runs in zigzags.
5. From pigs we get leather, gum, fat, manure, insulin and 40 types of medicines.
6. Pig hair is so tight that paint brushes are made of it.
7. If a broken bone is massaged with pig ghee, it will heal very soon.
8. Pigs have 4 toes on their feet but they walk on only 2.
9. Pig is the last of the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac. According to the Chinese zodiac, the pig represents luck, honesty, happiness and madness.
10. The country ‘Afghanistan’ has the least number of pigs, only one pig… whose name is “Khanzir” which is kept in the zoo of the capital ‘Kabul’.
Interesting Facts about Pig in English
11. There are twice as many pigs here as the population of Denmark.
12. Jews cannot keep pigs in Israel and cannot name pigs Napoleon in France. This is a legal offense in both countries.
13. Sows give birth to babies twice a year. Its gestation period is 114 days (3 months, 3 weeks, 3 days) and it gives birth to 7 to 12 children at a time.
14. Pigs do not have sweat glands, so they soak in mud to keep their body temperature cool in summer.
15. A pig is more intelligent than a 3 year old child or a dog. In the list of intelligent people, they come fourth after chimpanzees, dolphins and elephants. You will be surprised to know that pigs can also play video games.
16. The sound of a pig’s scream can be up to 115 decibels. This is only 3 decibels more than a supersonic aircraft (a plane that travels faster than the speed of sound). Whereas the human ear can hear sounds up to 120 decibels.
17. Pig’s lungs are very small in relation to its body size.
18. Pigs can taste more flavors than humans. Humans have 9000 taste buds while pigs have 15000.
19. Pig skin is very good for printing tattoos, just like us humans.
20. Once Chinese scientists had sex between a pig and a jellyfish, a pig was born whose tongue glows green in UV light.
25 Interesting Facts about Pig
21. Pigs cannot see the sky, because their eyes are on the sides of their heads.
22. “Pork” is the most consumed meat in the world. Pig meat contains 3 times more thiamine than any other food, which strengthens our immune system.
23. The most delicious part of a pig’s body to eat is the part near its shoulder which is called butt.
24. “Pygmy Hogs” are the smallest pigs in the world with a length of 10 inches and a weight of 6 kg. Which are now found only in India and less than 150 are left.
25. According to the records till now, the largest pig was “Big Bill” of Poland-China. Whose weight was about 1157 kg and shoulder height was 5 feet and length was 9 feet. It died in 1933, it was so big that its stomach touched the ground while walking.
6 Other Basic Facts
- Pigs were domesticated about 5000 to 7000 years ago.
- Pigs are found on all continents except Antarctica.
- Pigs can drink 50 liters of water in a day.
- Pig has 44 teeth.
- Not all pigs have curly tails.
- Like humans, pigs are omnivores, meaning they eat both plants and animals. But sometimes they also eat dirt.