A Taihu pig, Sus scrofa domesticus, seen at the Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines, Iowa. The Chinese breed is known for its long, floppy ears.
Amazing photos of wild, warty pigs
For National Pig Day, we take a look at spectacular swine from around the world.
Back in 1972, American sisters Ellen Stanley and Mary Lynne Rave didn’t think pigs were getting their due as the bright, social animals they are—so they founded National Pig Day on March 1.
But what is there to celebrate about pigs? Plenty. Check out these surprising facts and you’ll see that swine are nothing to snort at.
The pink pigs most of us think of are domestic pigs, but there are about 17 wild species worldwide that look quite different from their rosy relatives.
Male Visayan warty pigs have three sets of bumps on their faces, which aren’t warts at all.
They’re “cartilaginous protuberances,” like a pad under their skin, says Tony Vecchio, executive director of the Jacksonville Zoo and
