It is not considered a compliment to be called a pig in our world. And there are several cultures that frown on eating the flesh of the animal.
But we still keep pigs around, alternately recoiling from their antics and finding them completely delicious.
Mark Essig explores our complicated relationship with pigs and pork in Lesser Beasts: A Snout-to-Tail History of the Humble Pig.
The author joins us with some surprising facts and figures about the subject matter.
