SEATTLE — Nine pigs are now in the care of Pasado Safe Haven after their owner had to flee a domestic violence situation. “They were her pets and she obviously loved them and they obviously have been ...

Domestic pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus) are believed to have branched off from wild boars (Sus scrofa) through domestication events that occurred independently in East Asia and the Near East, beginning ...

Many domestic animals can prosper in the wild despite having adapted to thousands of years in captivity. This phenomenon offers an interesting window into the process of adaptation to natural ...

Feral hogs are often called wild hogs despite one main difference. The root of the word “feral” implies the species was once domesticated. Therefore, many feral hogs originated from domesticated pigs ...

The two pigs on the left are the German refined Landschwein and the German Edelschwein. On the right is an animal that looks very similar to an original domestic pig. Short snouts and a flat profile - ...

While African swine fever virus studies have focused on pigs, little is known about the immune response of African red river ...

Albuquerque police on Tuesday detained an unusual suspect — a domesticated pig — following a chase alongside Interstate 40.

MINNEAPOLIS (WABC) -- An exploding population of hard-to-eradicate "super pigs" in Canada is threatening to spill south of the border, and northern states like Minnesota, North Dakota and Montana are ...