The pig is one of the oldest domesticated animals. Pigs are omnivores and are highly social and intelligent animals. Majority of the breeds we now know are descended from the Eurasian Wild Boar (Sus scrofa). A typical pig has a large head with a long snout which is strengthened by a special prenasal bone and by a disk of cartilage at the tip. Domesticated pigs, called swine, are raised commercially for meat (generally called pork, hams, gammon or bacon), as well as for leather. Pork is one of … Continue Reading →