Vietnamese Pot-bellied

Vietnamese Pot-bellied
	In the Jardim Zoologico de Lisboa in Lisbon
Conservation status	FAO (2007): endangered
Other names	Pot-bellied Pig; Vietnamese: Lợn Ỉ; Lon I; I; Í;
Country of origin	Vietnam
Distribution	Red River Delta
Use	meat
Traits
Weight	Male: average: 50 kg (110 lb); Female: average: 48 kg (105 lb);
Height	Male: average: 36 cm (14 in); Female: average: 35 cm (14 in);
Hair	black
	Pig; Sus domesticus;

Vietnamese Pot-bellied is the exonym for the Lon I (Vietnamese: Lợn Ỉ) or I pig, an endangered traditional Vietnamese breed of small domestic pig.

The I is uniformly black and has short legs and a low-hanging belly, from which the name derives. They are utilized for meat and are slow-growing.^: 25 The I was depicted in the traditional Đông Hồ paintings of Bắc Ninh province as a symbol of happiness, satiety and wealth.^: 616

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