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Who does this pig head belong to ?


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This fine fella looks like a wild boar to me, but is that correct ?

I presume pig and hog are also correct. Any piggy experts out there ?

 

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Many thanks. And oink oink.

Phil

 

edit: it was in a pub in Staffordshire, England.

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 Without trying to "boar" you...........

Common names: Wild Boar, Wild Hog, Wild Swine, Feral Pig, Feral Hog, Feral Swine, Old World Swine, Razorback, Eurasian Wild Boar, Russian Wild Boar.

Taxon Group: Artiodactyla

Scientific  Name: Sus Scrofa (Possibly Linnaeus)

 

Hope this points you in the right direction.

Regards, Davey

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