Domestic Pig Skull Replica

$212.00

The Domestic Pig, also known as swine, wild boar or feral hog, descended from introductions of Eurasian wild hogs. Pigs are believed to have been domesticated in Asia between 7000 and 10,000 years ago. Today, the domestic hog is farmed worldwide as a food source.

Description

Domestic Pig Skull Replica measures 14.7 inches. Domestic Pig Skull Replica is museum quality polyurethane cast. 2-part skull (separate cranium & jaw). Made in USA. Our precise skull can be used as a teaching tool, museum skull exhibit, home décor skull, or office décor skull.

Domesticated from wild boars of Eurasia, Mediterranean, western Pacific islands. The Domestic Pig or Sus domesticus, often called swine, hogs, or simply pigs when there is no need to distinguish them from other pigs, are domesticated large, even-toed ungulates. The Domestic Pig or Sus domesticus are variously considered a subspecies of the Eurasian boar or a distinct species.

The Domestic Pig’s head-plus-body-length ranges from 35 to 71 in., and adult domestic pig or Sus domesticus typically weigh between 110 and 770 lb., with well-fed individuals often exceeding this weight range.

The size and weight of hogs largely depends on their breed. Compared to other artiodactyls, a Domestic Pig or Sus domesticus head is relatively long, pointed, and free of warts. Even-toed ungulates are generally herbivorous, but the Domestic pigs are omnivores, like their wild relative.

When used as livestock, the Domestic Pig or Sus domesticus are farmed primarily for the consumption of their flesh, called pork. A group of pigs is called a passel, a team, or a sounder. The animal’s bones, hide, and bristles are also used in products.

The Domestic Pig or Sus domesticus typically has a large head, with a long snout which is strengthened by a special prenasal bone and a disk of cartilage at the tip. The snout is used to dig into the soil to find food, and is a very acute sense organ.

When used as livestock, the Domestic Pig or Sus domesticus are farmed primarily for the consumption of their flesh, called pork. A group of pigs is called a passel, a team, or a sounder. The animal’s bones, hide, and bristles are also used in products.

In many ways, their behavior appears to be intermediate between that of other artiodactyls and of carnivores. Domestic Pigs seek out the company of other pigs, and often huddle to maintain physical contact, although they do not naturally form large herds.

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Additional information

Weight 5 lbs
Domestic Pig Facts

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Suidae
Genus: Sus
Species: S. scrofa
Subspecies: S. s. domesticus
Trinomial name: Sus scrofa domesticus