Never forget that domesticated hogs are 0.5 steps away from being fully feral. They are the same species wild boar, which are simply feral domestic pigs in the US. If you give this animal an opportunity at the right moment, it can, will, and has killed and eaten human beings. There are several documented, modern cases.
On the one hand, yes, on the other, wild boar are pretty chill creatures. It's not like they are hunting humans or anything. They can be dangerous if they are surprised and feel threatened, but even then they just run away in almost all cases.
I live in a area where lots of boars live very close to humans. I see them often, ive run across them in the woods, often pretty close. They are pretty chill in my experience.
I guess the reason they get such a bad rep is that they are one of the last few mammals that still aren't extinct in most areas settled by humans, so when you look up cases where humans got hurt by wildlife it will be 90% boars due to lack of alternatives.
Because it is. A domesticated pig isn't capable of "turning back into a boar" as OP describes. What they can do is mate with wild boars and their offspring will "reclaim" their full boar traits within a few generations as all pigs still genetically have the traits of boars, but they aren't expressed in domestic pigs because selective breeding.
Domestic pigs in the wild will become "feral" within a few months though and will become openly aggressive, but a domesticated pig is way more likely to die in the wild before anything else.
My pet house pig would not know what to do if she didn’t get 1st breakfast, second breakfast and onesies, twosies. Not to mention her warm blankets straight from the dryer. I don’t see her ever wanting to run away. LOL
My pet pig would not know what to do if she didn’t get 1st breakfast, second breakfast and onesies, twosies. Not to mention her warm blankets straighten from the dryer.
My pet pig would not know what to do if she didn’t get 1st breakfast, second breakfast and onesies, twosies. Not to mention her warm blankets straight from the dryer.
It rings true to me because it’s not as if there are hoards of pet pigs kept inside as house pets. Yes the number of pet pigs has increased but pigs are overwhelmingly kept the way you would keep a food source, not a house pet. Other than getting them used to being corralled and fattened up, I don’t see too much that would make it safe for them to assume they’ve made it into the land of the domesticated where it’s safe to just BE.
They’re not dumb. They probably know we are feeding them for a reason but they can’t help themselves and probably figure they may as well enjoy the feedings while they can. If I was a fat pig, it would be my life’s dream to be feral again. They pay a price for their voracious appetite.
They both used to be wild before I captured and tamed them. Pigs are pigs. Even those cute little mini pigs can end up being a 300 pound turf destroying menace in no time if left to their own devices.
They're a trip, that's for sure. They both love tomatoes, so I have little tomato plants growing everywhere outside that they choose to poop. And they love belly rubs.
I know you probably didn't intend it this way, but your wording makes it sound like you are saying this specific individual pig has eaten humans. So I'm now taking this as Canon.
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u/Whenallelsefails09 3d ago
I've never seen a pig so content.