Disturbing: Michigan Pig Farm Raids

[WingedWolfPsion]

I actually just thought of a solution for these farmers, at least a very temporary one. If they dock ears and tails, and shave the animals, the animals will conform...lol.

It's true, though--any breed of pig will change dramatically in appearance once it goes feral. Why is not fully understood, but a feral pig becomes hairy, dark, and its facial structure changes--it goes from a dished face, to a flat face like a wild boar has. These changes occur in only one generation--that nice, white, hairless pig will give birth to little hairy beasts with flat faces, if it's living in the wild. In fact, it won't stay hairless--it WILL grow thick hair, once it is living wild. She'll never look entirely like a feral hog--but her offspring will.

[Salamander Rising]

I actually just thought of a solution for these farmers, at least a very temporary one. If they dock ears and tails, and shave the animals, the animals will conform...lol.

It's true, though--any breed of pig will change dramatically in appearance once it goes feral. Why is not fully understood, but a feral pig becomes hairy, dark, and its facial structure changes--it goes from a dished face, to a flat face like a wild boar has. These changes occur in only one generation--that nice, white, hairless pig will give birth to little hairy beasts with flat faces, if it's living in the wild. In fact, it won't stay hairless--it WILL grow thick hair, once it is living wild. She'll never look entirely like a feral hog--but her offspring will.

Genetic atavism?

Even our dogs are only a few mixed litters away from being Dingos and wolves.



Wish you'd seen the herd of hogs the guy back the road used to have.
They weren't feral but they were basically left to their own devices all year long, save the odd feeding of grain once in a while.

They had run of a 50 acre field with woods and you couldn't have paid me to step across that electric fence..even when the sows didn't have litters.

They were hairy, dark, huge and lanky and very 'independent'.
The boars had incredible tusks.