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Wild pigs are turning electric blue in California. Here’s why.

Animals
Wild pigs are turning electric blue in California. Here’s why.
Wild pigs are turning electric blue in California. Here’s why.

This pig could save your life

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This pig could save your life
This pig could save your life

The doctor who believes pig hearts could end our organ shortage

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The doctor who believes pig hearts could end our organ shortage
The doctor who believes pig hearts could end our organ shortage

Two ways bird flu could cause a human pandemic

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Two ways bird flu could cause a human pandemic
Two ways bird flu could cause a human pandemic

Meet Piggy, the most famous rescue pig in China

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Meet Piggy, the most famous rescue pig in China
Meet Piggy, the most famous rescue pig in China

Step inside the factory where the NFL’s footballs are made

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Step inside the factory where the NFL’s footballs are made
Step inside the factory where the NFL’s footballs are made

Hogs are running wild in the U.S.—and spreading disease

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Hogs are running wild in the U.S.—and spreading disease
Hogs are running wild in the U.S.—and spreading disease

Wild boars are wreaking havoc in Europe

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Wild boars are wreaking havoc in Europe
Wild boars are wreaking havoc in Europe

China declares pandas no longer endangered—but threats persist

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China declares pandas no longer endangered—but threats persist
China declares pandas no longer endangered—but threats persist

California voted to improve pig welfare. The pork industry is facing a reckoning.

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California voted to improve pig welfare. The pork industry is facing a reckoning.
California voted to improve pig welfare. The pork industry is facing a reckoning.

World's tiniest pig, once thought extinct, returning to the wild

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World's tiniest pig, once thought extinct, returning to the wild
World's tiniest pig, once thought extinct, returning to the wild

Is Florida losing its fight against invasive species?

Animals
Is Florida losing its fight against invasive species?
Is Florida losing its fight against invasive species?

Battle to control America’s ‘most destructive’ species: feral pigs

Animals
Battle to control America’s ‘most destructive’ species: feral pigs
Battle to control America’s ‘most destructive’ species: feral pigs

Photos: A decade after disaster, wildlife abounds in Fukushima

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Photos: A decade after disaster, wildlife abounds in Fukushima
Photos: A decade after disaster, wildlife abounds in Fukushima

This 45,500-year-old pig painting is the world’s oldest animal art

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This 45,500-year-old pig painting is the world’s oldest animal art
This 45,500-year-old pig painting is the world’s oldest animal art
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