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Pig

(Sus scrofa)

Oliver, a male Vietnamese pot-bellied pig, is a former pet who was donated to the Zoo in 2008. Betty Ann is a female Gloucestershire old spot pig born in 2009 in Lockport, New York. Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs have black skin with scarce hair, short erect ears, short snouts and low abdomens. Gloucestershire old spot pigs have white skin with black spots, broad, deep bodies and large ears.

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Quick Facts

Habitat: American Grassland

Class: Mammals

Conservation Status: Least concern

Size: Vietnamese pot-bellied pig: 3 to 5 feet long; Gloucestershire old spot pig: 4 to 6 feet long

Weight: Vietnamese pot-bellied pig: 100 to 150 pounds; Gloucestershire old spot pig: 500 to 600

Median life expectancy: Vietnamese pot-bellied pig: 10 to 20 years; Gloucestershire old spot pig: 7 to 9 years

Diet: Grasses, eggs, frogs, snakes and fish