Domestication

Pigs have been domesticated since ancient times in the Old World and are known for their exceptional intelligence. Domestic Pigs are found across Europe, the Middle East

and extend into Asia as far as Indonesia and Japan. It was domesticated approximately 5,000 to 7,000 years ago. Their coats are coarse and bristly. They are born brownish colored and tend to turn more grayish colored with

age. The upper canines form sharp distinctive tusks that curve outward and upward. Compared to other artiodactyles, their head is relatively long, pointed, and free of

warts

In Nordic Mythology, Gullinbursti ("Gold-Bristle" or "Gold-Mane") was Freyr's golden boar, created by the dwarves Brokk and Sindri as part of a challenge. His shining fur is said to fill the sky, trees, and sea with light.

In ancient Egypt pigs were associated with Set, the rival to the sun god Horus. When Set fell into disfavor with the Egyptians, swineherds were forbidden to enter temples.

In Hinduism the god Vishnu took the form of a boar in order to save the earth from a demon who had dragged it to the bottom of the sea.

In ancient Greece, a sow was an appropriate sacrifice to Demeter and had been her favorite animal since she had been the Great Goddess of archaic times. Initiates at the Eleusinian Mysteries began by sacrificing a pig.

The pig is one of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac.

The laws of Judaism and Islamic forbid eating of pork in any form.

In Catholicism and Christianity see the pig as a patron said of swineherd.

In Haitian Vodou the pig symbolizes the Haiti goddess.

Uses of pig skin

Footballs

Basketballs

Skin Graphing

And some hand bags

Pig Recreation

Pigs are used as pets

Species of pig

Bearded pigIndo-chinese warty pigVisayan Warty pigCelebes (or sulwesi) warty pigOliver’s (or mindoro) warty pigPhilippine Warty pigWild Boar

Domestic pig

Javan warty pig

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