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Why are pigs pink?

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Ummm…so they match the Pink Floyd album cover? LOL, actually pink pigs are white, or at least their hair is and the skin is pink due to a lack of melanin allowing us to see the red blood cells flowing under the skin. read more

Pink pigs are a relatively recent human innovation. We have cherry-picked mutations that would be quickly eliminated in the wild because sparse hair and light skin easily sunburns. Pigs in the wild are all tan, brown or black. read more

Despite the thorough and consistent evidence that pigs are more intelligent than dogs and have booming social lives too, dogs are (for the most part) regarded as ‘mans best friend’; treated with love and affection – whereas, pigs are bred, farmed and slaughtered for food. read more

Most cases they are by themselves to prevent them chewing on each other out of boredom. Like any pig outdoors, they eat and sleep for most of their lives. Outdoors, pigs either have a barn or large shelter they can move in and out of, or they have a hut called an A-frame. An A-frame is a hut about five feet tall and about five feet wide at the bottom. read more

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