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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