AnimalsFarm
Pig Fun facts for kids
Sus scrofa domesticus
The pig lives on farms all over the world and eats roots, fruit and leftovers.
- Where it lives
- on farms all over the world
- What it eats
- roots, fruit and leftovers
- How big it is
- heavier than a grown-up person
Fun facts about the pig
The ones Sammy likes best. She tells them in the game, too.
Pigs have such a good nose that people train them to sniff out special mushrooms called truffles hidden underground.
Pigs are so clever that they learned to move a pointer on a computer screen with a joystick.
Pigs can hardly sweat, so they roll in mud to cool off, and the mud works like sunscreen too.
Piglets learn their own mother's voice and run to her when they hear it.
Baby piglets can walk just minutes after they are born, and each one keeps its own favourite spot for drinking milk.
Pigs are very tidy, and if they have room they keep their toilet far from where they eat and sleep.
A pig's snout is a strong digging tool with its very own little bone inside.
In China the pig stands for being rich, and that is why piggy banks are shaped like pigs.
Riddle
Can a friend guess it?
Read the clues to someone, one at a time, without saying the animal. How many clues do they need? Fewer is better, just like in the game.
I live on farms all over the world.
My nose is so good that people train me to sniff out mushrooms hidden underground.
I can hardly sweat, so on hot days I roll in mud to cool off.
My tail is short and often curly.
I have a flat, round nose called a snout, and I say "oink"!
Sammy might be thinking of a pig.
In Thought Zoo, Sammy picks an animal and you ask her yes-or-no questions to find it. You'll find the pig in the Farm adventure. It's free to play.
Play the FarmComing to iPad, iPhone and Android on 12 January 2027
