Challenge Activity

Kingdom:	Animilia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Suidae
Genus:	Sus
Species:	S. scrofa

Animalia means it is an animal. Chordata means it has a back bone. Mammalia means its nurses the young. Artiodactyla meant is an order of mammals that comprises the even-toed ungulates. Suidae means that it is in the pig, boar, hog family. Sus means it is a genus of the Suidae. Lastly S. Scrofa which is a wild boar. 

The other members of my group chose a chicken, cicada, and. They are similar to the pig because they are all in the animalia kingdom. 

The Wild Boar is the "wild" ancestor of the tamable pig. The wild boar, also known as the Sus Scrofa, is the "wild" ancestor of the pig. It is commonly found  in woodlands across much of Central Europe, the Mediterranean Region and much of Asia and has reached down lower to Indonesia. Wild Board can weigh as much as 900 lb and can be up to 9 ft long. Wild boars can be highly dangerous and aggressive. When it comes to eating they eat both meat and plants making them omnivores. They prey on reptiles, eggs, and amphibians. They also enjoy eating fruits.