A Woolly Pig - the Mangalitza

@JudyEv Well, whatever. Your swallow-bellied pig made me post a discussion on swallows. :-)

@MALUSE Better a post on swallows rather than bellies perhaps!

It does indeed - boggle that is. I was thinking it was because the tummy is paler than the topside much like a swallow is paler underneath.

Mostly just have a light covering of bristles don't they?

@JudyEv Honestly I haven't seen a hog in so long I don't remember but as well as I can remember it was short bristles.

@JudyEv Not by a long shot Judy hahaThanks for sharing with us. It is lovely to see all.

@TiarasOceanView I'd like to return the favour and comment on some of your posts but it seems you've deleted them all.

I'm sure it won't be the last strange thing we come across.

She was quite friendly. I'll add a photo here of one I wouldn't particularly want to meet although he must be tame enough.

@JudyEv I've seen cute pigs, but they were hairless and little...

@PainsOnSlate Little pigs are cute; big pigs not so much!

I'm not sure I've ever seen a pretty pig!

@JudyEv I hear you there. I used to laugh at the commercial that said "I've fallen and I can't get up." That would be me if I fell. I have a very hard time getting up off the floor.

@just4him It is difficult isn't it? I find a lot of physical activities more difficult recently.

You almost need to be at ground level to get good photos of smaller animals but I have too much trouble getting up nowadays.

@JudyEv I was thinking about it. How?lol

I wonder if it's possible to spin its wool.

@amadeo @teamfreak16 I think they are the only woolly breed left. There was one in England but it is now extinct.

@JudyEv - It certainly looks interesting.

@JudyEv I didn't find anything the fur/wool/hair is used for, either. I was hoping either someone there mentioned something to you or you had more luck with a search for that than I did. I guess it makes sense that they wouldn't use it for anything, though... Can you imagine how difficult it would be to clean it after the pig wallowed around in it for any length of time? Yuck and Nasty! I meant to ask you, how is Herc doing? Nothing has happened to him and you told about it in one of the discussions I've missed, has it? (What brought him to mind was me thinking if the pig is that much like a dog, he might be good company for Herc when you and hubby are on your trips.) You come up with a lot of really interesting tidbits everywhere you go. (I like that!)

As far as I know, the hair isn't used for anything.

@DaddyEvil I have a little brush for cleaning keyboards and it has boar bristles but the hair from the Mangalitza is probably too soft for something like that. Poor Herc had to be put down while we were away. Here's the link to the discussion you missed if you want to catch up. A pig probably would have been good company for him.

@JudyEv that's great news, ms. judy! some folks 've jest such great compassion fer critters, warms my heart 's such flows o'er 'nto their dealin's with humans, too. :)

One goat had three bad legs and was just about to be put down but she is doing well now.

@JudyEv probably very cute

I find her very intriguing. I wonder what her babies will look like.

@JudyEv There are so many that we usually don't hear about unless they are where we live. I think there are about 800 different mammals. I've only seen a few and most of them in zoos.

@IreneVincent I think I was seeing Anjou cattle today but I need to research the breed more before I can be sure.

I always enjoy seeing new livestock breeds that I haven't seen before.

I am fond of birds and animals and like learning all about them. Glad you enjoyed the information.

@JudyEv How nice that you take time off to observe and study all of God's creations. Thank You for sharing.

Mother Nature likes variety in her subjects, doesn't she?

@JudyEv Yes lots and lots of variety

I'm glad I've seen it for myself. I like all animals especially those that are a bit different.

This one isn't as woolly as some of those on Wikimedia but she's only a crossbred.

@JudyEv She looks like she has hair similar to a dog. How interesting. I'll have to look up a picture of a full bred to see just how woolly they can get.

No, they don't shear them. I don't think the wool is used for anything.

All have bristles of some sort - at least I think so - but it's only the Mangalitza that has 'wool'.

We were very close to a couple of Anglo-Nubian goats too.

It's a bit different isn't it?