Thewissen says that whales are more closely linked to an extinct pig-like animal, often known as India's pig or Indohyus, while hippos are closely related to living pigs. But this isn't accurate according to Theodor.Mar 19, 2009
look it up in the book!!
no but i kind of want one. i have a guinea pig instead
The animal closely related to a pig is the peccary, also known as javelina. Peccaries belong to the Tayassuidae family, while pigs belong to the Suidae family. Both animals are even-toed ungulates, but they have differences in their physical characteristics and behavior. Despite these differences, peccaries and pigs share a common evolutionary ancestor.
The Aardvark (Orycteropus afer) (afer: from Africa) is a medium-sized, burrowing, nocturnal mammal native to Africa. It is sometimes called "antbear", "anteater", "Cape anteater" (after the Cape of Good Hope), "earth hog" or "earth pig". The name comes from the Afrikaans/Dutch for "earth pig" (aarde earth, varken pig), because early settlers from Europe thought it resembled a domesticated pig. However, the aardvark is not closely related to the pig; rather, it is the sole recent representative of the obscure mammalian order Tubulidentata, in which it is usually considered to form a single variable species of the genus Orycteropus, coextensive with the family Orycteropodidae. Nor is the aardvark closely related to the South American anteater, despite sharing some characteristics and a superficial resemblance. The closest living relatives of the aardvark are the elephant shrews, along with the sirenians, hyraxes, tenrecs, and elephants.
Yes, they are related
A pig and a crocodile.
Guinea pig
No. Not at all.
Nope.
Yes they are related and share a common ancestor.
yes. the entelodonts were not a full pig... it was a prehistoric predator. it was a killer pig.(one of its nick name was the killer pig).
A wild boar.
The Capybaras closest relative is the guinea pig.
The denotation for the word "hog" is a domesticated pig or any of various mammals related to or resembling the pig.
a pig of a hog of some sort jk :) XD
Related adjectives are porcine or pork (meat products). The word pig is used as a noun adjunct, e.g. pig sty, pig ears. To act like a pig would use the adjectives piggish or piggy.