Pig

Pigs are rideable passive mobs.

Spawning
Pigs are 0.875 blocks tall.

Pigs spawn on grass blocks at the surface at a light level of 9 or more. Herds of 4 pigs spawn upon world generation. Like other farm animals, they will not spawn in snowy tundras, but can still spawn in snowy taigas.

Bedrock Edition
They spawn in herds of 1-3 at light level 7 or above. 5% of them will be babies.

Village
Pigs can spawn in stables and in butcher houses backyard in villages.

Drops
Adult pigs drop when they die:
 * 1–3 if not killed by fire
 * 1–3 if killed by fire
 * 1 if saddled
 * 1–3 experience if killed by a player or tamed wolf

The amount of raw or cooked porkchop is affected by the Looting enchantment.

Like other baby animals, killing a baby pig yields no items, nor experience.

Behavior
Pigs typically roam the Overworld in groups of 4.

Pigs act similarly to other passive mobs; they will wander aimlessly, avoiding falling off cliffs high enough to cause fall damage, and will stay out of water or lava. Pigs will follow any player who is carrying a carrot, carrot on a stick, potato, or beetroot, and will stop following if the player moves over approximately 8 blocks away from the pig. Pigs will also randomly oink. When they encounter obstacles, pigs will often answer them by hopping up and down, apparently attempting to jump over them regardless of whether this is actually possible. They make no attempt to stay out of water, bobbing up and down to stay afloat. Pigs' pathfinding is similar to other passive mobs; they avoid harmful falls and attempt to go around obstructions.

Pigs tend to move more often, but in smaller strides, towards the North-East, without any other variables coming into play. Pigs can be pushed into minecarts to be transported across long distances.

When struck by lightning or when hit by a trident with the Channeling enchantment during a thunderstorm, pigs will turn into zombie pigmen.

Breeding
Pigs can be bred using carrots, potatoes, and beetroots. It takes about 5 minutes before the parents can be bred once more, which applies to all farm animals. It takes at least one full Minecraft 'day' (20 minutes or more) for piglets to mature. The appearance of a piglet is roughly similar to that of an adult pig, having the same sized heads, but noticeably smaller bodies. Piglets will stay around their parents until they mature, although the parents cannot protect the piglet(s) from harm.

The growth of baby pigs can be slowly accelerated by feeding them. Each use takes 10% off the remaining time to grow up.

Riding pigs
Saddled pigs are controllable with a carrot on a stick. They start slow but end up going 5.20 m/s. Pigs can be controlled through 1-block-high bodies of water with a carrot and stick, but any deeper and they will throw the player from their back. the carrot on a stick while riding a pig will cause it to accelerate to a burst of speed, taking 7 durability from the carrot and stick. Damage is taken by the part that was hit; fall damage is taken by the pig. However, it does not cause any knockback nor any decrease of movement speed.

Data values
Pigs have entity data associated with them that contain various properties of the mob.

Trivia

 * Pigs are the oldest peaceful mob in the game (that has not been removed).
 * Saddled pigs in minecarts behave strangely:
 * If the player mounts the pig and uses the opposite controls for direction, the speed of the minecart will be boosted to the same speed as a minecart travelling on powered rails.
 * The minecart, ridden or not, will not come to a stop unless it hits a block. Other entities and unpowered powered rails will only slow it to a minimum speed.
 * Also, if you sit on a saddled pig in a minecart that isn't on a track, you are able to control the minecart and drive it around like a car (although it is very slow).
 * Quitting the game while boosting a ridden pig will cause the pig to always move at boosted speed.
 * One of the splashes which shows up on the title screen reads "Ride the pig!".
 * The house-music artist deadmau5 released a song titled "Get In The Cart, Pig" (later named "Fn Pig"), in a direct reference to Minecraft.
 * If a saddled pig is struck by lightning, it still transforms into a zombie pigman and the saddle is lost. The player is ejected from the pig if the player was riding it.
 * You can still see a pig's saddle when it is under the effect of Invisibility.
 * When led with carrots, pigs seem to "forget" their pathfinding skills: they will often become stuck on the opposite side of a block rather than walking around it, and will blindly walk off of ledges or into fire.
 * If you wear frost-walker boots while riding a pig the boots will still work on water while you are on the pig.