Pigs are omnivores, do they eat everything?

Pigs have been regarded as honest and cute animals since ancient times because of their round and heavy bodies.

You may not know that the development of human civilization is inextricably linked to pigs, because the domestication of pigs is closely related to the stability of human settlements and the development of the planting industry, which is also well reflected in Chinese characters. Chinese characters originated from pictograms, and the word "home" is composed of a treasure cover and a "豕", which means pig, which means a house with a pig. Pigs are a typical domestic animal and the third animal domesticated by humans after dogs and sheep. What animal was the domestic pig domesticated from? Of course, it was the wild boar. According to archaeological data, the first people to domesticate pigs were the Chinese, and its history can be traced back to the early Neolithic Age. After the wild boar was domesticated into a domestic pig, it underwent continuous improvements and became the pig we are familiar with now.

Wild boars are very ferocious and aggressive animals. Hunters often say "one pig, two tigers, and three bears", which means that in terms of threat to humans, wild boars are greater than tigers and black bears.

Wild boars are so dangerous, why are domestic pigs so docile? Under the simple appearance of domestic pigs, is there a wild heart hidden? How can a pig hide its thoughts if it is so dumb? If you think so, you are wrong. The appearance of pigs does give people a silly feeling, but in fact, this animal is not stupid, but very smart. Researchers who study animal behavior have conducted intelligence tests on pigs and found that the average IQ of pigs can be maintained between 70 and 85, which is basically equivalent to the IQ of a three to five-year-old child.

If pigs are so smart, why are they only used for eating?

You are wrong. The purpose of pigs is not just to fill our stomachs. In some countries, people use pigs for security work, and pigs are even more competent than dogs in this work. They can not only protect the manor and land, but also prevent snakes, because the thick fat of pigs can effectively neutralize snake venom and prevent toxins from entering the blood vessels. Now that we know that pigs are not stupid, we need to think about what the domestic pigs we raise are thinking about? Will it hide some bad thoughts that make us terrified? We all know that pigs are typical omnivores. From grass-root vegetables to insects, from chickens and ducks to cattle and sheep, they are not picky about meat and vegetables. As long as there is food, they will eat it all. So will it eat people?

In fact, this question itself is very strange. The strange thing is that it completely distinguishes humans from other creatures. But in fact, humans are just one of the many species on the earth. Except for having a higher IQ, humans are no different from other animals.

So as long as an animal eats meat, it must also eat people. The only question is whether they have the courage or the intention to do so. Pigs should have it, because there have been many reports of pigs eating people all over the world. The Daily Star in the United States once reported an incident in which a farmer named Terry raised a lot of pigs in his pigsty. Unlike most farmers, Terry had a special preference for pigs. He treated them as his own children, and feeding pigs was his favorite thing to do every day. However, one day when he went out to feed the pigs, an accident happened.

Terry went out to feed the pigs and never came back. His family members looked for him everywhere anxiously and finally had to call the police. When the police arrived, they found part of Terry's body in the fence of the pigsty. Apparently, Terry was eaten by the pigs he raised.

However, people do not know whether the pigs attacked Terry first, or whether Terry fainted due to a sudden illness and was then eaten by the pigs. If it is the latter, then it is acceptable, but if it is the former, it is a bit too scary. You may wonder, do pigs really have the ability to attack humans? Don't be fooled by the pig's honest appearance. Although it has changed from a wild boar to a domestic pig and lost its majestic fangs, its aggressiveness has not lost much.

Judging from the appearance of a pig, we cannot see any aggressiveness in this animal. Apart from the fear of being crushed to death by its huge body, we can hardly perceive any threat it poses to us.

This is because pigs use their long noses to hide their attack weapons. As an omnivorous animal that eats everything, pigs' teeth are actually very powerful. The bite force of an adult pig can reach 140 kilograms. In other words, the bite force of a pig is almost the same as that of the ace hunter cheetah on the grassland. With such a strong bite force plus the weight advantage, a pig can still kill an unsuspecting person, so pigs do pose a threat to humans. But in general, it is relatively rare for pigs to eat people, but we must always remember that domestic pigs still have some wildness under their honest appearance. In fact, whether in nature or in human society, we should see the essence through the phenomenon. It doesn't matter whether the appearance is honest or not.

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