Pig

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/pig

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific name?Sus scrofa domesticus
2. What makes pigs so smart and good at solving puzzles?Pigs can learn and remember how to solve mazes and puzzle boxes, often doing better than many other animals. They can also understand symbolic language.
3. Why do pigs like to roll in mud?Rolling in mud helps pigs cool down and keeps their skin protected from sunburn and insects, because they don’t have sweat glands.

Neolithic Revolution: A period of major agricultural development and societal change around 10,000 BCE.
Thermoregulation: The biological process that allows an organism to maintain its core internal temperature.
Invasive Species: A non-native species that has the ability to cause ecological or economic harm.