Pigs

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

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 ().

uninhabited island in Exuma, the Bahamas

milk produced by female pigs

pigs used in warfare

offensive odour or taste from pork from non-castrated male pigs once they reach puberty

ring made of metal designed to be installed through the nasal septum of an animal

hybridised offspring

common sacrifice offered by Hakka people in Taiwan

sport in which juvenile pigs race around track

1356 siege