Oink! all about pigs.

From: Weekly Reader, Edition K (including Science Spin) | Date: April 1, 2002 | Copyright information

Most pigs are farm animals. Pigs are cleaner than most other farm animals. So why do these pigs look so dirty? Look inside for this to find out.

Little Piglet, Big Pig!

A baby pig is called a piglet. A piglet weighs about 2 pounds.

The mother pig cares for her piglets. The piglets drink their mother's milk.

A mother pig has many babies at one time. A family of piglets is called a litter.

Grown-up pigs eat feed that has corn a...

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