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pig
The pig (Sus domesticus), also called swine (: swine) or hog, is an omnivorous, domesticated, even-toed, hoofed mammal. It is named the domestic pig when distinguishing it from other members of the genus Sus. Some authorities consider it a subspecies of Sus scrofa (the wild boar or Eurasian boar); other authorities consider it a distinct species. Pigs were domesticated independently twice during the Neolithic, in the Near East around the Tigris Basin, and in China. When domesticated pigs arrived in Europe from the Near East, they extensively interbred with wild boar in Europe but retained thei

Suovetaurilia
The ' or ' was one of the most sacred and traditional rites of Roman religion: the sacrifice of a pig (), a sheep () and a bull () to the deity Mars to bless and purify land ().
Pig Beach
uninhabited island in Exuma, the Bahamas
pig milk
milk produced by female pigs
war pig
pigs used in warfare
boar taint
offensive odour or taste from pork from non-castrated male pigs once they reach puberty
nose ring
ring made of metal designed to be installed through the nasal septum of an animal
Boar–pig hybrid
hybridised offspring
Shen Dzu
common sacrifice offered by Hakka people in Taiwan
Pig racing
sport in which juvenile pigs race around track
Siege of Rennes
1356 siege