What is Pig?
{{otheruses}} {{Automatic taxobox | name = Pig | fossil_range = Early [[Pleistocene]] to present | image = Sus scrofa scrofa.jpg | image_caption = A domestic pig on an [[organic farming|organic]] farm <br/>in [[Switzerland]] | taxon = Sus | authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1758 | subdivision_ranks = Species }} '''Pigs''' or '''domestic pigs''' are [[mammals]] in the [[genus]] '''''Sus'''''. Pigs are in the [[Suidae]] [[Family (biology)|family]] of [[even-toed ungulate]]s. ==Background== Related, but outside the genus, are the [[babirusa]] and the [[warthog]]. Pigs, like all [[Suidae|suids]], are [[native]] to the [[Old World]]. Baby pigs are called piglets or pups.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piglet |title=Piglet - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary |publisher=Merriam-webster.com |date=31 August 2012 |accessdate=15 September 2013}}</ref> Pigs are [[omnivore]]s and are very social and intelligent animals.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pigs Prove to Be Smart, if Not Vain|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/10/science/10angier.html | work=The New York Times | first=Natalie|last=Angier|date=10 November 2009}}</ref> Its ancestor is the common Eurasian [[wild boar]] (''Sus scrofa''). [[File:A Man Carrying a Pig on a Bicycle.jpg|thumb|left|Man carrying a pig ([[Genus]] ''Sus'') on a bicycle in [[Zambia]]]] The pig has stout, barrel-shaped bodies, with short legs. [[File:Bournemouth East Beach - land train - Peppa Pig World 01.jpg|thumb|A train with a picture of very popular pigs, [[Peppa Pig]] and her family.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.peppapig.com/|title=Peppa Pig {{!}} Official Site {{!}} Welcome to the grown ups site for Peppa Pig|website=Peppa Pig (en_US)|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-18}}</ref>]] The flesh of domestic pigs is eaten as food and is called [[pork]]. The [[Jew]]ish and [[Islam|Muslim]] religions, and some Christian [[Christian denomination|denominations]], believe eating pork is wrong. Pig farmers take care that the animals do not ge