From wild boar to modern pig

If you compare the wild boar with the modern domestic pig, a lot has changed.

Just compare, a lot has changed from the wild boar to the modern domestic pig, from which we get our schnitzel. But some things have stayed the same.

Man achieved these changes over a very long time of more than 8,000 years. Right next to the wild boar you can see the domestic pig as it looked like in the Neolithic ages. Next to this: the domestic pig of the Middle Ages. Over time, pigs became lighter-coloured and less hairy, and their body shape changed. The snout also got shorter. But one thing has always remained the same: pigs love to root the earth.