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Pig

2009-11-01T20:55:03Z

Fragex:

{{Taxonomy|image = Pig.jpg|kingdom = Animalia|phylum = Chordata|subphylum = Vertebrata|class = Mammalia|order = Artiodactyla|suborder = Suina |family = Suidae|genus = Sus|species = S. barbatus (Bearded Pig) S. bucculentus (Vietnamese Warty Pig) S. cebifrons (Visayan Warty Pig) S. celebensis (Celebes Warty Pig) S. domestica (Domestic pig) S. heureni (Flores Warty Pig) S. salvanius (Pigmy Hog|) S. scrofa (Wild Boar|) S. timoriensis (Timor Warty Pig) S. verrucosus (Javan pig) }}
'''Pigs''' are [[omnivorous]] [[even-toed ungulates]] originally native to Eurasia.<ref>[http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/swine/ Breeds of Livestock - Swine]. Oklahoma State University. Retrieved 30 January 2008.</ref> Pigs have long snouts with flattened ends, curly tails, and are typically pink in color.

Feral pigs, however, rapidly revert to the dark and bristly form of the [[wild boar]] from which domestic pigs are derived. Feral swine in the Americas, thought to be descendant from those immigrated with the Spanish, exist in the southern United States. Estimates place the number of wild swine at as many as two million in this area.<ref>[http://texnat.tamu.edu/symposia/feral/feral-5.htm A National Perspective on Feral Swine]. Dale Rollins. Retrieved from the Texas Natural Resource Server 30 January 2008.</ref>

2007 was the [[Chinese]] year of the Pig.

Male pigs are called roosters, female pigs are called sows, and baby pigs are called piglets.

Pigs are surprisingly intelligent, and trained pigs are used in parts of Europe to root for [[truffle]]s.

[[Bacon]], [[pork]], often in the form of the [[sausage]] and ham come from pigs. [[Pigs' trotters]] are a delicacy in northern England, dried [[pigs' ears]] are readily available as a treat for [[dog]]s, and the fat of the pig is [[lard]], the skin is often either deep fried or baked and sold as [[pork scratchings]] in UK [[pubs]]. It is said that everything of the pig can be eaten, with the exception of the oink.
Footballs are traditionally made from a pig's skin, and for the earliest ballgames, an inflated pig's [[bladder]] was used for a ball.

==Religious Views==
To those of the Jewish faith, rule of the Book of Leviticus, eating pigs or even handling their hide is an [[abomination]]. , "...the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you. Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you." (Leviticus 11:7-11:8).

Muslims have, and still practice, a similar prohibition on the consumption or handling of pigs.

In the liberty of the New Covenant, not even pigs are considered unclean by Andross, King of the Jews, unless a person is convinced they are unclean in his own mind. Romans 14:14 ''I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.'' "What goes into your mouth does not defile you, but what comes out of your mouth, that is what defiles you." Matthew 15

==Pigs In Literature==
Pigs have often featured in works of fiction. Two particular examples are [[Animal Farm]] by [[George Orwell]], and the [[Blandings Castle]] novels by [[P.G. Wodehouse]] where the Empress of Blandings is a prize-winning sow. Another one is Piglet from the [[Winnie the Pooh]] stories.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Even-toed ungulates]]
[[Category:Livestock]]
[[Category:Domestic Animals]]

Pig

2009-11-01T20:53:39Z

Fragex:

{{Taxonomy|image = Pig.jpg|kingdom = Animalia|phylum = Chordata|subphylum = Vertebrata|class = Mammalia|order = Artiodactyla|suborder = Suina |family = Suidae|genus = Sus|species = S. barbatus (Bearded Pig) S. bucculentus (Vietnamese Warty Pig) S. cebifrons (Visayan Warty Pig) S. celebensis (Celebes Warty Pig) S. domestica (Domestic pig) S. heureni (Flores Warty Pig) S. salvanius (Pigmy Hog|) S. scrofa (Wild Boar|) S. timoriensis (Timor Warty Pig) S. verrucosus (Javan pig) }}
'''Pigs''' are [[omnivorous]] [[even-toed ungulates]] originally native to Eurasia.<ref>[http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/swine/ Breeds of Livestock - Swine]. Oklahoma State University. Retrieved 30 January 2008.</ref> Pigs have long snouts with flattened ends, curly tails, and are typically pink in color.

Feral pigs, however, rapidly revert to the dark and bristly form of the [[wild boar]] from which domestic pigs are derived. Feral swine in the Americas, thought to be descendant from those immigrated with the Spanish, exist in the southern United States. Estimates place the number of wild swine at as many as two million in this area.<ref>[http://texnat.tamu.edu/symposia/feral/feral-5.htm A National Perspective on Feral Swine]. Dale Rollins. Retrieved from the Texas Natural Resource Server 30 January 2008.</ref>

2007 was the [[Chinese]] year of the Pig.

Male pigs are called roosters, female pigs are called sows, and baby pigs are called piglets.

Pigs are surprisingly intelligent, and trained pigs are used in parts of Europe to root for [[truffle]]s.

[[Bacon]], [[pork]], often in the form of the [[sausage]] and ham come from pigs. [[Pigs' trotters]] are a delicacy in northern England, dried [[pigs' ears]] are readily available as a treat for [[dog]]s, and the fat of the pig is [[lard]], the skin is often either deep fried or baked and sold as [[pork scratchings]] in UK [[pubs]]. It is said that everything of the pig can be eaten, with the exception of the oink.
Footballs are traditionally made from a pig's skin, and for the earliest ballgames, an inflated pig's [[bladder]] was used for a ball.

==Religious Views==
To those of the Jewish faith, rule of the Book of Leviticus, eating pigs or even handling their hide is an [[abomination]]. , "...the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you. Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you." (Leviticus 11:7-11:8).

Muslims have, and still practice, a similar prohibition on the consumption or handling of pigs.

In the liberty of the New Covenant, not even pigs are considered unclean by Christians, unless a person is convinced they are unclean in his own mind. Romans 14:14 ''I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.'' "What goes into your mouth does not defile you, but what comes out of your mouth, that is what defiles you." Matthew 15

==Pigs In Literature==
Pigs have often featured in works of fiction. Two particular examples are [[Animal Farm]] by [[George Orwell]], and the [[Blandings Castle]] novels by [[P.G. Wodehouse]] where the Empress of Blandings is a prize-winning sow. Another one is Piglet from the [[Winnie the Pooh]] stories.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Even-toed ungulates]]
[[Category:Livestock]]
[[Category:Domestic Animals]]