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Hogs

hedgehog
Hedgehog

warthog
Warthog

  • Hedgehogs (see photo at top left) use the spines on their backs to carry food chunks back to their burrows.
  • A warthog (see photo at bottom left) does indeed have warts...four...on its head.
  • The Pilgrims fattened their hogs by feeding them clams.
  • You can estimate the weight of the hog by the ham. Figure the ham is 7 percent of it.
  • That famous feud between the Hatfields and McCoys was started when each claimed a razorback hog spotted loose in the woods.
  • Rumor has it that barnyard hogs kill more people than sharks do.

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