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Feral pig
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<p>A feral pig is a <a href="/facts/Pig/b5wxwdDY">domestic pig</a> which has gone <a href="/facts/Feral/kr7vGvdx">feral</a>, meaning it lives in the wild. The term feral pig has also been applied to <a href="/facts/Wild_boar/Sk8TgJkS">wild boars</a>, which can interbreed with domestic pigs. They are found mostly in <a href="/facts/The_Americas/hEuUTL4K">the Americas</a> and <a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq">Australia</a>. Razorback and wild hog are sometimes used in the <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a> in reference to feral pigs or <a href="/facts/Boar%25E2%2580%2593pig_hybrid/gyTyR2WX">boar–pig hybrids</a>. </p>