Grannie Annie made a recent interesting post stating that pigs aren't designed to look up! I found another interesting article on the topic. They can tilt their heads at an angle to see the sky. Apparently wild boars have less fat and are able to bend their necks more. The pigs look at the ground to hunt for food.
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Well that’s interesting! I have never thought about that before.
I enjoyed the article and learned a lot. The one thing that really caught my eye was a pig's predators are not from the sky, but the ground.
That's an interesting adaptation, but it must work because pigs have been around for a long time. Happy May Christine.
Oh, this interesting. Of course, when you think of Wilbur in Charlotte's Web, he had to look up. Also I remember showing pigs when I was a youngster and yes, they do have a way of being on the move in a pig pen, but I remember the inquisitive ones too. And on occasion, I can remember them looking up if they thought I had food or just bein affectionate (I would love to have a teacup pig, but on many occasion we did have a piglet runt in the house while growing up). Some like a durrock have floppy ears so that does make it hard to see anything when it looks up.
Recently, my family was discussing wild pigs. How in the hill country of Texas the wild bores would bred with the domestic pigs and how this animal has changed, especially when they ran wild with the bores. Possibly they are healthier than a domestic pig. Of course, I can remember my grandfather biting into a piece of sausage from a commercial brand and he would say, "Well, I think this hog must have have been raised on scraps. I can't eat this."
Que tema tan interesante, no tenía ni idea. Besos i
I will have a look next time I go to the farm along the road! Hugs, Valerie
Thanks for taking my story further. Someone also said they can lay on their backs and see the sky. Our neighbors raise pigs and the only think I learned from those pigs is that they smell!!!
I wasn't aware of that until now, Christine.
Reminds me of some humans who can't lift their head due to arthritis.
Something I had never thought of.
That's a very interesting fact. Who would have thought!!
It reminds me of a Bible Story of a lady who was bent completely over for 18 years. All she could see was the ground....then Jesus healed her!!! What a day that must have been!
I definitely haven't realized that about pigs
I hadn't really thought about it, how interesting!
Oh gosh! Now that IS something I've never thought of before. I'm so happy to be back, but still trying to figure a way to get my sleep schedule back.
Interesante te mando un beso
I never thought about that. Very interesting! You learn something new every day.
Not something I have ever pondered to any great extent!
I hadn't thought about that before!
Interesting, thank you.
All the best Jan
I never knew this about pigs. Interesting!
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