25 Weird animal facts about pigs

Out of 2 billion pigs in the world, only one is in Afghanistan. Tweet This

Until the very end of 20th century they would feed pigs with cannabis in Bhutan. Tweet This

Pigs have 44 teeth. Tweet This

Pig skin is great for practicing tattoos, being similar to human skin. Tweet This

Pigs have 4 toes on each hoof, but use only half of them to walk. Tweet This

Pig is part of the Chinese zodiac, believed to bring fortune and happiness. Tweet This

Not all pigs have curly tails. Tweet This

Pigs like being clean, never establishing toilet area close to where they lie and eat. Tweet This

Pigs have a remarkable sense of smell and are used to locate truffles. Tweet This

There are many documented stories of pigs that saved human lives. Tweet This

Words pig, hog and swine are used regardless of gender. Tweet This

Piglets respond to their names at age of 20 days. Tweet This

Pigs were successfully used against Hannibal’s war elephants. A pig shrieking can freak out any elephant. Tweet This

Pigs are not too much different from us genetically. Thus transplantation of pig heart valves is possible. Tweet This

Words sucker, weaner, baconer, porker, chopper, sow, boar, piglet and stag all refer to pigs. Tweet This

Sow’s pregnancy lasts 114 days and it can give birth to between 7 and 12 piglets, two times per year. Tweet This

Pigs are quite intelligent and learn tricks faster than dogs. Tweet This

Pigs have a vast field of vision, but can’t look up. Tweet This

Pigs’ intelligence is inferior only to some apes, dolphins and elephants. Tweet This

Pigs communicate with each other grunting. Tweet This

There is a word to designate a litter of piglets – a farrow. Tweet This

A piglet weighs about 3 pounds (1.5 kg) at birth and two times more a week later. Tweet This

Pigs have no sweat glands and roll around in the mud to lower their body temperature. Tweet This

Pigs swim just fine and would eagerly prefer water to mud. Tweet This

Pigs run at speed 11.5 mph (almost 20 km/h). Tweet This