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Kids!
Things You Didn’t Know You Didn’t Know About:

Pigs!!

1. A mother pig is a "sow," father pig is a "boar," and a baby pig is a "piglet."
2. A sow can give birth to 8 to 12 piglets in one litter. She can have two litters per year.
3. Pigs have no sweat glands — that's why they like to waddle in the mud. Its cool and the dirt protects their skin from sunburn.
4. A pigs' nose is called a snout.


Ben and Maureen Allnutt
Homestead Farm, 15600 Sugarland Road, Poolesville, Maryland 20837 301-926-6999