Pig vs. Boar (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

Pig vs. Boar

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A new analysis of pigs (left) and their ancestor-like cousins, the wild boars, reveals much about their evolutionary history, sensory perceptions and similarity to humans.

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Duroc (left): L. Brian Stauffer; Wild boar: Martien Groenen

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Image may be used only to accompany stories about the research described in this release. Please credit: Duroc (left): L. Brian Stauffer; Wild boar: Martien Groenen

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