Domestic pigs are farmed in herds and are also kept as pets because they are smart and easily trained.

As omnivores and natural foragers, they eat plants, insects, animals and almost anything they can find. In the wild, they generally eat leaves and fruits. Pigs on farms are often given a special diet of corn and soybeans.

Pigs birth an average of seven piglets, each weighing about 2 pounds after a gestation period of three months.

Easily found all around the world as livestock and pets in farms, zoos and private homes.

With an estimated 2 billion alive at any time, the domestic pig is one of the most numerous and widespread large mammals on the planet.