2007-01-13 05:21:35 · 14 answers · asked by princess 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Yes, a male pig is a boar, whether wild or domestic.
2007-01-13 05:24:32 · answer #1 · answered by Annie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Many different words in English identify different types of pig:
adult male pigs are called boars
adult females are called sows
juvenile animals are called piglets and farrows
young pigs between 100-180 pounds are called shoats
a gilt is an immature female pig
a barrow is a castrated male pig
hog is used as a synonym of pig in the United States; in its original sense it means a castrated boar. " 1
"A Boar is either a wild pig or a adult male domestic pig. The difference between the wild and domestic animals is largely a matter of perception; both are usually described as Sus scrofa, and domestic pigs quite readily become feral. The characterisation of populations as wild, feral or domestic and pig or boar is usually decided by where the animals are encountered and what is known of their history.
One characteristic by which domestic breed and wild animals are differentiated is coats. Wild animals almost always have thick, short bristly coats ranging in colour from brown through grey to black. A prominent ridge of hair matching the spine is also common, giving rise to the name ridgebacks in the southern United States. The tail is usually short and straight. Wild animals tend also to have longer legs that domestic breeds and a longer and narrower head and snout. European adult males can be up to 200kg and have both upper and lower tusks, females do not have tusks and are around a third smaller on average. " 2
2007-01-13 05:32:10 · answer #2 · answered by JB 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Male Pig Called
2016-10-18 10:47:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A domestic male pig is called a boar. A wild boar is an undomesticated pig. A boar is a pig,
a male pig that has not been castrated.
2007-01-13 05:32:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
the domestic male pig is called a boar, and the female is a sow and a baby female is a gilt and a denutted male is a hog..lol
2007-01-13 05:31:47 · answer #5 · answered by **Damn its cold up here** 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A male of any swine of any sort is a boar. Also, a castrated male domestic pig is a "barrow" (the pig equivalent of a steer or a gelding).
2007-01-13 05:28:30 · answer #6 · answered by CanProf 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
boar is the wild name, pig is the domestic name.
boars were breed into pigs. if you let a pig out into the wild, it will convert back to a boar w/o the tusks.
2007-01-13 05:25:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Boar
2007-01-13 05:24:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A male pig is a HOG. boar is for wild pigs only
2007-01-13 05:25:58 · answer #9 · answered by swamp elf 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A wild boar is WILD.
A male domestic is called a HOG.
Not to be confused with HOGWILD.
Hey i confused myself !
2007-01-13 05:30:24 · answer #10 · answered by dave t 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋