PIGS!!
By Sarah Burress

Period 3
Links
   Scientific Name
   Range
   Diet
   Physical Description
   Breeding Information
   Special Behavior and Unique Anatomy
   Fun Facts
   Conclusion
Scientific Name
   The pig’s scientific name is Sus scrofa
    domestica.
Range
   Some live in a barn with dirt and hay.




   Some live in forests or woodland.
Diet
   Pigs mainly eat:

   Leaves

   Flowers

   Grass

   Roots

   fruits
Physical Description
   Size: 50-120 cm

   Weight: 66-770 lbs

   Lifespan: 8-15 years

   All different colors (depending on the breed)
Breeding Information
   Typical litter: 6-12 piglets

   Need to be kept at 30 degrees

   Huddle together to keep warm
Special Behavior or Unique
Anatomy
   Unusual body part: the snout and curly tail

   Special behavior: digs to keep cool
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
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  • 1.
  • 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 orUnique 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