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Pigs

Podcast: The Livestock Living at the End of the World

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team May 26, 2022

Bethesda, Maryland

Porky The Litter Eater

This propitious plastic porcine has been petitioning park visitors to pick up after themselves for more than 50 years.

Inside the World of Obscure Livestock

Around the world, people are preserving barnyard standouts.

Alex Mayyasi June 22, 2021

Scientists Are Simulating Mass Animal Die-Offs in an Oklahoma Prairie

Understanding the ecological impact of hundreds of dead feral hogs.

Sabrina Imbler January 22, 2020

The Irish Pigged Out on Pork in a ‘Mammoth’ Iron Age Building

The guests brought swine from far and wide, and left dozens of carcasses behind.

Isaac Schultz December 27, 2019

Why an 1875 Map Imagined the U.S as a Giant Hog

New York is the nose, Alaska the tail, and Cuba is a giant sausage.

Reina Gattuso October 28, 2019

Londoners Once Wondered If Feral Hogs Roamed Victorian-Era Sewers

Lots of legends seem to start underground.

Jessica Leigh Hester October 3, 2019

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philbert the Pig

This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.

One of Hawaiʻi's Rarest Bogs Just Got an 11-Year Makeover

Step 1: Evict all the pigs.

Sabrina Imbler July 26, 2019

Dala-järna, Sweden

Café i Fårhus

This restaurant gives a new meaning to farm-to-table cuisine.

Solved: The 300-Year-Old Mystery of Barbados's Pigs

Spoiler alert: They were probably peccaries.

Reina Gattuso May 31, 2019

Bangkok, Thailand

Sahachat Memorial

This ambiguous pig shrine is actually a monument to a beloved queen.

Pig Remains Show How Far Prehistoric People Traveled to Visit Stonehenge

Epic Neolithic feasts drew crowds from opposite ends of Britain.

Matthew Taub March 13, 2019

Pihtije

Serbians prepare these cold, jellied pork cubes for even colder winters.

Adelaide, Australia

'A Day Out'

These bronze sculptures sow whimsy by hamming it up on a pedestrian mall.

Pachamanca

In Peru, layers of potatoes, meat, and sweets are steamed in a pit filled with volcanic rocks.

Pork Skin Braciole

This old-school Italian dish comes in a rich and savory wrapper.

Steamed Piggy Buns

These adorable buns hide savory and sweet surprises.