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Pigs: Interesting Facts
19.12.2023 21:00
Updated: 13.05.2024 21:21
It turned out that pigs have excellent long-term memory, skills in arranging objects in space, and can navigate mazes.
They also understand simple symbolic language and can recognize complex combinations of actions.
How pigs see the world
Domestic pigs have the worst developed vision.
Animals hardly distinguish between blue, green, yellow and red colors; they only perceive white and black with difficulty.
Pigs have good hearing and differentiate its different tones.
Why do pigs lie in the mud
Pigs do not have sweat glands and cannot sweat even on the hottest days.
That's why they love to roll around in the cool mud.
In addition, after such a mud bath, sensitive skin is covered with a crust that protects from sun rays and insect bites.
How pigs communicate with each other
Pigs communicate in their own language - scientists know about 20 typical sounds with which animals convey their desires and emotions to their relatives.
Pigs can communicate with each other using body language in addition to sounds and smells.
The condition of pigs on a farm can be automatically monitored by the sounds they make.
A team of biologists came to this conclusion after studying almost 7,500 signals produced by approximately 400 pigs of different sexes and ages.
Previously, we talked about how different animals communicate with each other.
