A Jersey Pig in the Highland

@Shavkat (141906)
Philippines
May 4, 2017 7:57pm CST
It looks like a duroc pig from other countries. The jersey pig in the highland of Kalinga is a bit small, small body structure, and ears slightly droop. The color is slightly brown as compared to jersey red pigs. It is not commonly seen in lowland areas. It seems that there so many variances of swine around the globe. I had seen this one household in Tinglayan, Kalinga. I took a picture as a keepsake. “Do you have like this in your country?” Image Credit: Shavkat
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scheng1
@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
5 May 17
No likely to find a pig in my country. We do not have pig farms for many years, and we get our pork from neighboring countries. I think when different breed of pigs interbreed to get new breed, the new breed will be healthy and strong.
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scheng1
@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
5 May 17
@Shavkat haha, I don't know about that. When I go to the supermarket to buy pork, the label never mentions the pig breed.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
5 May 17
@scheng1 The domestic pigs are usually available in the supermarket. The mixed breed pigs are usually butchered in the provinces for personal consumptions.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
5 May 17
I heard that mixed breed pigs are quite meaty too.
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Manasa.L
@manasamanu (3797)
• Bangalore, India
5 May 17
Its good to know things that we don't know, so many breeds of pig. Thanks for sharing this information.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
5 May 17
I was also surprised when seeing this for the first time. I was even laughing when the local tribes call it as the jersey pig.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
9 May 17
@manasamanu I agree. I am so naive living far from the city.
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Manasa.L
@manasamanu (3797)
• Bangalore, India
5 May 17
@Shavkat That's an interesting name
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Oshy
@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
5 May 17
I don't see any pigs around here, and honestly do not know much about them, though I have seen some in the past in other places. I once went to a pig farm in England and it was very muddy lol This looks like a strong little creature and I like the red. Some people have them for pets.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
5 May 17
It looks cool. As a city, I always have the ignorance of seeing new creature despite it is a pig.lol
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
5 May 17
@TiarasOceanView I always have a funny face for being ignorant of something.
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Oshy
@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
5 May 17
@Shavkat Sure pigs lives matter lol
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DianneN
@DianneN (254926)
• United States
5 May 17
I only see pigs when I visit a zoo, fair, or farm. This is a cutie!
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
5 May 17
I haven't tried to see pigs in the zoo. I actually see them in lowland areas in my country. With this kind of piggy, they can be seen in isolated places in the mountains.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
5 May 17
@DianneN I think it is fine to see these cutesy pigs. Are you far from Florida?
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DianneN
@DianneN (254926)
• United States
5 May 17
@Shavkat I think there is one section in the USA where there are wild boar, and that is more on the west coast of Florida.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382036)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 May 17
There are Duroc pigs in Australia and another reddish breed found in Australia is the Tamworth.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
5 May 17
I didn't how this kind of pig exist. I always knew about the domestic pigs seen in the supermarket.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
9 May 17
@JudyEv Some domestic pigs are big. I had seen this breed when having a vacation with my granny's place in the countryside.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382036)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 May 17
@Shavkat There are quite a number of pig breeds. Some pigs grow very big, don't they?
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Courtney
@Courtlynn (67089)
• United States
5 May 17
I only knew of pigs. Not different pigs. Lol
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
5 May 17
I agree. At least, I had found a new colored pig.lol
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Courtney
@Courtlynn (67089)
• United States
5 May 17
@Shavkat so weird. Lol
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
5 May 17
Sreekala
@Sreekala (34312)
• India
5 May 17
No, I seen this kind first time from this image.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
5 May 17
I hope you like it. It is a good thing to know, right?
Nawsheen
@Nawsheen (28761)
• Mauritius
5 May 17
Oh yes I saw something like that when i visited a park. But we do not have much pigs around over here.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
5 May 17
It is also the same thing here, my friend. It wasn't seen in some places here.
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ingrid
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
6 May 17
there are many variations of pigs in the slaughterhouse here, but i think the meat of this kind is of thick 'laman'?