By: Emily Ullom

Classification~ Kingdom: Animalia ~ Phylum: Chordata~ Class: Mammalia~ Order: Artiodactyla~ Family: Suidae~ Scientific name: Sus Scrofa Scrofa

Shape ~ The pigs body shape is oval but the tail is

really curly and a pig has 4 legs and 1 snout.~ And the pigs skin color is usually pink but

some are gray and other colors

Dimensions~ The length and height is 50-120cm (19.7-47in)

Colorings and markings~ Some pigs have markings but some don’t the

kind of markings some pigs have is dots circles and other markings.

~ The pig coloring is usually pink but sometimes there are a lot of colors that people see and some see blue and red and other colors.

Where pigs live ~ Pigs live everywhere ~ They live on farms in wildlife and a lot of

other really cool places where a lot of pigs live.

What pigs eat ~ Pigs are omnivores so they eat plant and

meat.~ They like to eat grass and wild animals to eat ~ Fruit, flowers, roots, leaves, corn, soybean,

and some vitamins because it is a diet for them.

Family life~ An average number of babies pigs have is 9.~ The mom pigs are pregnant for exactly 3

months, 3 weeks, and 3 days.

Care for the babies~ The mom helps feed the babies and gives

them milk and helps them survive.

Shelter~ Most pigs live in farms but that is because

those are farm pigs other wild life pigs live in forests and they will try anything to protect the baby pigs.

Social behavior ~ A lot of times pig love to play in the mud like

roll into it. They also love to get attention from people.

Mood of a pig ~ Pig are mostly happy but some times when it

wants its mom and it is far away from her they are really sad and want her really bad and some times they get really mad when they are hungry.

Characteristics and history and life span ~ Pigs are always happy but sometimes they

aren't if they are hungry or want to play.~ Pigs naturally like to live in forests, especially

where there are oak trees that makes acorns, because pigs like to eat acorns.

~ Life span is 25 years

Social status~ Pigs can be aggressive but not to mom pigs

or any person.

Present status~ Not all pigs are endangered. Some species

are such as the Red River Hog, but many are not.

Relationship to humans~ pigs love humans I all are loving and so cute

they wouldn’t hurt a person. So if you want one you should go get one.

Sources ~ www.google.com~ www.bing.com~ www.wikapedia.com