Pigs can be smart, affectionate pets—but they’re often misunderstood. Here’s what to know about owning a pet pig, from growth ...

“While most wild boars are naturally aggressive, some are more friendly and less afraid of people, which are the ones that may live alongside humans,” Jiajing Wang, a study co-author and ...

March 5 (UPI) --Residents in a British Columbia community are being asked to report any sightings of feral pigs resulting from escaped domesticated pigs breeding with wild boars. The Columbia Shuswap ...

At one time or another we all have begged our parents for a pet. Typically, a dog, cat, hamster, guinea pig... something small and fluffy. Many people even go the route of fish, snakes, or frogs when ...

Newswatch 16's Emily Kress spoke with park officials about the surprise swine encounter in the Delaware Water Gap National ...

Pigs have long been known, sometimes celebrated, as among the most intelligent of farm animals. Now, a new Dartmouth-led study provides evidence that pigs were first domesticated from wild boars in ...

Short snouts and a flat profile -- within a span of 100 years, humans have significantly changed the shape of the skulls of German domestic pigs. This is likely down to new breeding practices ...

First things first: the guinea pig is not a pig and it’s not from Guinea. Now that we’ve cleared that up, let’s talk about what these charming rodents, also called cavies, actually are. Their ...

March 5 (UPI) --Residents in a British Columbia community are being asked to report any sightings of feral pigs resulting from escaped domesticated pigs breeding with wild boars. The Columbia Shuswap ...