Most pigs that we know are pinkish, and that is how we easily differentiate a wild boar from a pig. Pink pigs usually have several white hairs, exposing the pinkish hue of their skins.

First, the data shows modern-day domestic pigs to be a mosaic of different wild boar populations, supporting previous conclusions drawn from studies of modern and ancient DNA.

The remainder were “nestled completely within the pig genetic cluster”, with a genetic makeup of more than 90 per cent pig. “They had all the characteristics, genetically speaking, of ...

This is a problem that farmers still report today: wild boar often make their way into a herd of domestic pigs and mate with females, transferring their genes into the herd. In the past this happened ...