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Also known as Sus scrofa domesticus, swine, hog, domestic pig, Sus domesticus, Sus domestica
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 pig is a domesticated, omnivorous mammal with even toes and hooves that was independently domesticated twice during the Neolithic period—once in the Near East around the Tigris Basin and once in China. Pigs matter because they became an important domesticated species that spread widely, including to Europe where they interbred with wild boar populations.
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