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Prehistoric North America was home to giant pigs that stood as tall as a human, even when on four legs.
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It might sound like the plot of a movie, but these so-called 'super pigs' are very much the real deal.
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A new study has revealed that pigs and other mammals can absorb oxygen through their rear-ends.
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A new study has demonstrated just how quickly pigs can adapt to tasks that were previously totally alien to them.
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A 3,000-year-old clay figurine found in China bears more than a passing resemblance to the pigs from Angry Birds.
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Scientists have succeeded in transplanting pig hearts in to baboons in a groundbreaking new experiment.
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A farm in Cambodia has reportedly been creating massive mutant pigs with abnormally oversized muscles.
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It is hoped that the technique will help to solve the worldwide shortage of human organs for transplant.
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Scientists believe that pigs are on the same intellectual level as mankind's closest living relatives.
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A new type of fragrance based on the smell of male pigs has a remarkable calming effect on dogs.
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A science team in South China achieved the feat by injecting the animals with the DNA of a jellyfish.
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One of the world's leading hybridization experts believes that humans did not evolve entirely from apes.