Pigs domesticated 'many times' "Pigs were domesticated from wild boar independently at least seven times around the globe, a new study has said."
"The team found that all domestic pigs in Europe are descended from European wild boar - and not Near Eastern boar - which means farmers travelling west from Turkey were not bringing significant numbers of pigs with them."
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4337435.stm
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Posted by baza
12th March 2005ce
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