“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 ...

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

Living on farms and in the wild, pigs are highly intelligent and wonderful animals to be around. While they are often found in domesticated situations, it is important to ask the question: how long do ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A woman from Washington, D.C., has delighted the internet after sharing a clip of her mom's pet, a rescue pig, who now has a "better life than most humans." The hilarious clip comes with a caption ...