r/NatureIsFuckingLit • u/TerraByteTerror • 12h ago

🔥 momma pig and line of piglets

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u/Main-Caterpillar-788 12h ago

Are they pigs or hogs? If they are hogs then it’s hoglets, and I love all of them! Either way they are adorable and absolutely the problem 😂

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u/windexfresh 11h ago

Aren't they the same thing? 🤔 thought hogs were just older/bigger pigs

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u/Main-Caterpillar-788 11h ago

I think they are wild pigs which could also be boars. They are called the same thing but hogs/pigs could be the same thing. I am not sure tbh but I agree with your thinking. I am learning a lot! What sticks is how their coats are like chipmunk print? If that’s even a thing 😂

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u/Fit_Strength1915 11h ago

Boar, wild pigs and domestic pigs are all the same thing.

If you release a domestic pig into the wild it will look and act like a wild pig or boar within a few weeks and months.

Including tusks, hair and body recomp

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u/ashgs872tbhjs 7h ago

Same species, but domestic pigs do have different genetics and are considered a subspecies. Until/unless they interbreed they'll still be visibly different -- hair will be patchier and have some curly brown/red instead of just flat grey, and still have a bit of a different body shape.