Random Fun Facts You Should Know About Pigs That'll Make You Appreciate Them Even More (17 items)

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  (#1) Pigs Are Smarter Than Children

  Pigs are considered by some scientists to be smarter than 3-year-old children. Research shows that they have rather in-depth cognitive ability. Some pigs are even able to play simple video games.
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  (#2) Pigs Love To Sing

  Baby pigs love the sound of their mother's voice, so mother pigs often "sing" to their babies while nursing. You can check out a mama pig serenading her little ones in the above video. 
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  (#3) Pigs Spend Their Days Like Humans

  People who run pig sanctuaries say that pigs spend a lot of their leisure time like some humans. They enjoy listening to music, playing with soccer balls, and getting massages.
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  (#4) Pigs Have A Great Sense Of Smell, And They Use It To Find Delicious Food For Humans

  Pigs have large noses made entirely of cartilage. The tips of their snouts are connected to muscles that give them extra strength and flexibility for rooting in the ground. Some pigs are domesticated as "truffle pigs," and use their superior sense of smell to find truffles buried in the ground. It is believed that the smell of truffles is similar to the smell of a male pig's sex hormones.  
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  (#5) Pigs Are Very Social

  Pigs are very social, and love making connections with others. This is why you often see them lying down next to each other. 
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  (#6) Pigs Only Walk On Two Toes

  Pigs have four toes on each foot pointed downward. The pig actually only walks on its tip toes, instead of using its whole foot. The outer toes are used for balance, not for locomotion.  
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  (#7) A Pig's Squeal Is Louder Than A Motorcycle

  A pig's squeal can range from 110-115 decibels, which is incredibly loud! Motorcycle engines only reach about 100 decibels, so pigs are inarguably cacophonous. 
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  (#8) Pigs Don't Pig Out, They Eat Slowly

  Despite the eponymous term, they like to eat slowly and enjoy their food. In fact, pigs are often very picky eaters, when given the opportunity, and they prefer a varied diet. 
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  (#9) Pigs Have Served In The Military

  Pigs can certainly do a lot, including going to war. They have been used in the past as mine sniffers. They have proven their snout is useful when it comes to finding food, so this progression makes sense. 
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  (#10) Pigs Have More More Than Three Times The Amount Of Taste Buds Humans Do

  Pigs have around 15,000 taste buds. Adult humans, by comparison, usually have between 2,000 and 4,000. This gives pigs the ability to taste millions of flavors, compared to our thousands. 
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  (#11) There Are 2 Billion Pigs In the World, And Around 1 Billion Are Slaughtered Every Year

  There are two billion pigs in the world, and half of them reside in China. Annually, one billion pigs are killed by humans.
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  (#12) Pigs Are Fastidiously Clean

  Pigs keep the area they use for the bathroom far away from where they sleep and eat. Even newborns will leave the pen to defecate or urinate only hours after they're born.
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  (#13) Pigs Can't Sweat

  Pigs can't sweat, which is why you see them bathing in mud and dirt to cool themselves off. 
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  (#14) Pigs Are Not Aggressive

  Pigs are insanely pretty peaceful animals. They rarely show aggression, except when their babies are threatened. 
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  (#15) Pigs Have 20 Different Vocalizations

  Pigs are constantly communicating with each other, and have more than 20 vocalizations they use in various situations. They use these noises to do everything from expressing hunger to letting others know they're ready to mate.
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  (#16) You Can Tell If A Pig Is Wild Or Domesticated By Its Tail

  According to the San Diego Zoo, domestic pigs have curly tails, and wild pigs have straight tails.
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  (#17) Pigs Can Weigh Up To 700 Pounds

  Most pigs weigh between 300 and 700 pounds. The largest pig  recorded was a hog named Reggie, who weighed a whopping 1,335 pounds. 

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