Today I learnt a few things.
It all started with talk that pigs have no neck. Apparently I read somewhere that pigs have no necks, so cannot sembelih (slaughter). HAHA. Somehow that makes comical sense, but obviously that can't be the main reason we can't eat pork. But my trusty researcher says otherwise, she read somewhere describing that pigs have necks.
Then my brother said, amphibians also don't have necks! So maybe that's why we can't eat them. HAHA. If you think about it, yeah snakes have no neck, frogs too. But newts? Hmm.
So my researcher went diligently and swiftly to find info, and look what she found on amphibians!
Wah seh, so varied! Yup, and why we can't eat amphibians, I still don't know.
And then info on pigs:
Hah!! So who started this phrase sweat like a pig?! Sooo not true!! And pigs have necks har. Like quite difficult to find hor. Maybe under the skin, it's easier to locate.
So you see, the next time you say, sweating like a pig, wrongo! Pigs don't sweat!
Hmm come to think of it, I don't recall seeing animals sweat like humans perspire rite? We don't see their fur being wet hor? Correct correct?
It all started with talk that pigs have no neck. Apparently I read somewhere that pigs have no necks, so cannot sembelih (slaughter). HAHA. Somehow that makes comical sense, but obviously that can't be the main reason we can't eat pork. But my trusty researcher says otherwise, she read somewhere describing that pigs have necks.
Then my brother said, amphibians also don't have necks! So maybe that's why we can't eat them. HAHA. If you think about it, yeah snakes have no neck, frogs too. But newts? Hmm.
So my researcher went diligently and swiftly to find info, and look what she found on amphibians!
Body forms extremely varied - elongated trunk with distinct head, neck and tail to a compact, depressed body with a fused head and trunk and no intervening neck.
Wah seh, so varied! Yup, and why we can't eat amphibians, I still don't know.
And then info on pigs:
Pigs cannot sweat and blood circulation through the ears is important for temperature regulation.
And pigs do have a neck.
Hah!! So who started this phrase sweat like a pig?! Sooo not true!! And pigs have necks har. Like quite difficult to find hor. Maybe under the skin, it's easier to locate.
So you see, the next time you say, sweating like a pig, wrongo! Pigs don't sweat!
Hmm come to think of it, I don't recall seeing animals sweat like humans perspire rite? We don't see their fur being wet hor? Correct correct?
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