The pig is a mammalian animal.
The pig is a mammalian animal that can be found in the wild or domesticated. The scientific name of the species in its natural state is Sus scrofa and it is colloquially known as wild boar or wild pig; while those specimens that have been domesticated are called Sus scrofa domestica .
It is a quadruped with short legs and hooves, a heavy body, flexible snout and short tail. It should be noted that the term pig comes from bristle , which refers to its thick hair.
Different denominations
Pigs can be given different names: piglets (when they are still suckling), cochinos (pigs fattened for slaughter), piglets (male pigs or, in certain countries, pigs that are still suckling), puercos (fattened pigs) or chanchos (synonymous with pork in various nations). A herd is a group of pigs.
Given their habit of wallowing in the mud, the term pig, pig or pig is often used to name people with poor hygiene or unpleasant habits. For example. “Don't be a pig and chew with your mouth closed,” “Juan is sane, he always spits when he speaks.”
Human beings exploit the pig to take advantage of its meat and other resources.
Pig exploitation
In freedom , these animals can live up to fifteen years, however, given that humans appropriate their lives and exploit them for the consumption of their meat, in captivity they do not live up to 5 or 6 years, hopefully, because Many of them are killed before reaching one year of age.
The exploitation of these animals is not only limited to meat but also includes their leather, for the manufacture of footwear, suitcases and clothing, and their bristles for the manufacture of brushes.
Animal of great intelligence
In eastern culture , pigs occupy an important place; They are considered extremely sincere animals with amazing intellectual capacity . For all this, within Eastern mythology, these animals stand out for their intelligence and ancestral value.
If we refer to literature, it will be enough to read "Animal Farm" by George Orwell, where it is these animals that run the government , that is, he takes these animals as true models of social and political organization.
According to various scientific studies , the pig is one of the most intelligent animals that exist and is characterized by being extremely curious and intuitive ; It is even believed that their intelligence is higher than that of the average three-year-old human child.
Regarding other animals, such as dogs, it is known that they can be more intelligent and just as affectionate and loyal. Furthermore, in a natural state they can develop extremely complex social capacities , being not only playful and mischievous but also protective and creating bonds with other living beings naturally. Furthermore, they are capable not only of making their beds and searching for the best portion of food, but also of playing video games and leading extremely complex social lives .
The memory of the pig
Regarding their memory , they are known to have excellent long-term memory abilities, not only their names but also orders and voices. In fact, in a study carried out by Dr. Curtis he was able to teach several pigs to jump and sit next to or go in search of an object that he had previously thrown, being even able to distinguish between various objects.
Unfortunately, humans think only of ourselves and our pleasures and instead of approaching the rest of the species with the desire to know them and establish relationships with them, we prefer to take from them what we believe is best for us, using the rest of the living organisms to our advantage. I crave them as if they were objects . And this is what we do with these precious little animals, since instead of learning from them, we prefer to relegate them to a life of overcrowding to turn them into our food . In "Animal Farm" we could read between the lines a treatise on vegetarianism, despite this, the majority of human beings today continue with their carnivorous diets .