Pig

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The domestic pig (Sus scrofa domestica), commonly referred to simply as pig, is a domesticated subspecies of the wild boar. Domesticated pigs, unlike their wild cousins, have a lot less hair. Several species are known but the most common ones are pink in color.

History[]

Among the earliest animals domesticated by humans, the pigs have been used as a source of meat in human societies across the world from ancient Greece,^[1] where their tails were valued at 3 drachmae apiece, to the British American colonies.^[2]

After a pig escapes to the wild, their offspring are often known as wild pigs.

Influence[]

In ancient Greece, Megaris and its main city Megara were connected with pigs, to the point that the region's emblem featured the head of a pig. The Spartan misthios Kassandra makes a note of this, as well, approaching the city: "Megaris, the city of pigs."^[1]