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Hogs in History - Creator and Destroyer - Extra History
🕑 Added 2019-08-09 17:00:02 +0000 UTCIn 1494, among the colonization forces from Spain, eight pigs arrived in Cuba. With multiple uses in culinary and craft trades, as well as their general top-tier hardiness, pigs would naturally propagate themselves throughout the Caribbean, and then to Central, South, and North America--but they were also incredibly destructive.
And if you want to dig more into how OP pigs really are, Tierzoo's video is right here: http://bit.ly/2KtuUQ1
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Martin Verran
I don't Think anyone's ever been quite as excited as Matt was to get to talk about Pigs, and I am a Swineherd!
Jason Youngberg
I love pork and bacon and all, but a video like this has me wondering if some religions were right about not eating it because of all the issues pigs caused.
Martin Verran
*Facepalm*
Thomas Alfred Weaver
hogwild
The Deaf Mans Lands
You can stop those?
Robert Rath
No worries! I wasn’t clear enough and should’ve said Polynesian Voyagers first thing out. You’re entirely right. Interestingly, they also brought rats, which are a great food source because they breed and grow so quickly aboard canoes!
Ryan Wojciechowski
I swear this video has somehow come out at the best time possible for a swine infestation video lol
barefoot James
I wasn't correcting you. Please accept my apologies if I gave that impression. I just wanted to clarify your statement to others.
Robert Rath
By Pacific voyagers I meant the Polynesians. ;-)
barefoot James
DNA evidence appear to indicate that the feral pigs in Hawaii were introduced from Asia long before James Cook first sighted the islands. What would luaus be like without Kalua pig?
Robert Rath
We also have them in Hawaii, where the Pacific voyagers brought them as a food source!
Rossum
At least it wasn't a boar!
CheshireDude
Legit question for rural Taíno - how do I stop the 30 to 50 thousand feral hogs that run into my island within 3 to 5 decades while my children die of smallpox?
barefoot James
Every one of the contiguous 48 states has reported the presence of feral pigs, and the populations is estimated between 6 and 7 million. The USDA reports the animals cause annual damage of more than $1.5 billion in the U.S., and in June, the USDA announced it is offering $75 million in funding for programs to eradicate or control feral swine. Humans are more likely to be fatally attacked by feral pigs than by sharks. The typical male wild pig weighs 200 pounds and it's estimated that 60 to 70,000 hog-vehicle collisions occur every year.
Chico Cabalatungan
WADDLES!!!
Veteran of the Mushroom Wars
But were there 30-50 feral hogs?
