- Where to see one
- 5 U.S. zoos in our directory hold domestic pig, confirmed against each zoo's own animal list.
Conservation status
Not Evaluated
This species has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List, so it sits outside the threat scale entirely.
About the domestic pig
The domestic pig is an omnivorous, hoofed, even-toed mammal that is considered either a subspecies of the wild boar or a species in its own right. Pigs were domesticated independently twice during the Neolithic, once in the Near East around the Tigris Basin and once in China. They are farmed mainly for pork, and about 1.5 billion are raised each year. A long snout stiffened by a prenasal bone and a cartilage disk serves as both a digging tool and an acute sense organ. Pigs do not use sweat glands to cool down, so they lose heat by wallowing in mud or water.
Domestic Pig facts
- Pigs were domesticated independently twice: in the Near East around the Tigris Basin, and in China about 8,000 years ago.
- Pigs are among four mammals with receptor mutations that protect against snake venom; mongooses, honey badgers and hedgehogs are the others.
- A pig named Big Bill weighed 1,157 kg (2,551 lb) and stood 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) at the shoulder.
- About 1.5 billion pigs are raised each year, producing some 120 million tonnes of meat.
Where to see domestic pig in the U.S.
5 zoos across 5 states
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2 more zoos hold domestic pig but have no coordinates on file yet, so they aren't ranked here. They're in the full list below.
Kentucky· 1
Michigan· 1
Ohio· 1
South Dakota· 1
Wisconsin· 1
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