This document discusses pigs, including their scientific name of Sus scrofa domestica, habitat ranging from barns to forests, omnivorous diet of plants and fruits, physical characteristics like size and color variation, breeding involving litters of 6-12 piglets, and special traits such as using their snouts and curly tails as well as digging to stay cool. Fun facts provided about pigs include that they lack sweat glands and there being over 2 billion worldwide.

1. PIGS!!
By Sarah Burress
Period 3

2. Links
 Scientific Name
 Range
 Diet
 Physical Description
 Breeding Information
 Special Behavior and Unique Anatomy
 Fun Facts
 Conclusion

3. Scientific Name
 The pig’s scientific name is Sus scrofa
domestica.

4. Range
 Some live in a barn with dirt and hay.
 Some live in forests or woodland.

5. Diet
 Pigs mainly eat:
 Leaves
 Flowers
 Grass
 Roots
 fruits

6. Physical Description
 Size: 50-120 cm
 Weight: 66-770 lbs
 Lifespan: 8-15 years
 All different colors (depending on the breed)

7. Breeding Information
 Typical litter: 6-12 piglets
 Need to be kept at 30 degrees
 Huddle together to keep warm

8. Special Behavior or Unique
Anatomy
 Unusual body part: the snout and curly tail
 Special behavior: digs to keep cool

9. Fun Facts
 Don’t have sweat glands
 Over 2 billion around the world
 Up to 100 lbs. called pigs
 100+lbs they are called hogs