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  2. Feral pig - Wikipedia

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    A feral pig is a domestic pig that has escaped or been released into the wild, and is living more or less as a wild animal, or one that is descended from such animals. [2] Zoologists generally exclude from the feral category animals that, although captive, were genuinely wild before they escaped. [ 3 ]

  3. Feral chicken - Wikipedia

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    A feral rooster on the island of Kauai A family of feral chickens, Key West, Florida. Feral chickens are derived from domestic chickens (Gallus domesticus) who have returned to the wild. Like the red junglefowl (the closest wild relative of domestic chickens), feral chickens will roost in bushes in order to avoid predators at night. [1]

  4. Chicken - Wikipedia

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    In the wild, they scratch at the soil to search for seeds, insects, and animals as large as lizards, small snakes, [24] and young mice. [25] A chicken may live for 5–10 years, depending on the breed. [26] The world's oldest known chicken lived for 16 years. [27] Chickens are gregarious, living in flocks, and incubate eggs and raise young ...

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  6. Feral - Wikipedia

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    A feral (/ ˈ f ɛr əl /; from Latin fera 'a wild beast') animal or plant is one that lives in the wild but is descended from domesticated individuals. As with an introduced species , the introduction of feral animals or plants to non-native regions may disrupt ecosystems and has, in some cases, contributed to extinction of indigenous species .

  7. Sus (genus) - Wikipedia

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    Pigs will even eat small animals and destroy nests of ground nesting birds. [11] The Invasive Species Specialist Group lists feral pigs on the list of the world's 100 worst invasive species and says: [47] Feral pigs like other introduced mammals are major drivers of extinction and ecosystem change.

  8. Kunekune - Wikipedia

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    The Kunekune (Māori pronunciation: [kʉnɛkʉnɛ]) [1] is a small breed of domestic pig from New Zealand. Kunekune are hairy with a rotund build, and may bear wattles hanging from their lower jaws. Their colour ranges from black and white, to ginger, cream, gold-tip, black, brown, and tricoloured. They have a docile, friendly nature. [2]

  9. Red junglefowl - Wikipedia

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    The red junglefowl was the primary species to give rise to today's many breeds of domesticated chicken (G. g. domesticus); additionally, the related grey junglefowl (G. sonneratii), Sri Lankan junglefowl (G. lafayettii) and the Javanese green junglefowl (G. varius) have also contributed genetic material to the gene pool of the modern chicken ...