Hogs in History - Creator and Destroyer - Extra History
Added 2019-08-09 17:00:02 +0000 UTCIn 1494, among the colonization forces from Spain, eight pigs arrived in Cuba. With multiple uses in culinary and craft trades, as well as their general top-tier hardiness, pigs would naturally propagate themselves throughout the Caribbean, and then to Central, South, and North America--but they were also incredibly destructive.
And if you want to dig more into how OP pigs really are, Tierzoo's video is right here: http://bit.ly/2KtuUQ1
Comments
I don't Think anyone's ever been quite as excited as Matt was to get to talk about Pigs, and I am a Swineherd!
Martin Verran
2019-08-12 10:50:10 +0000 UTCI love pork and bacon and all, but a video like this has me wondering if some religions were right about not eating it because of all the issues pigs caused.
Jason Youngberg
2019-08-11 00:14:29 +0000 UTC*Facepalm*
Martin Verran
2019-08-10 18:40:44 +0000 UTChogwild
Thomas Alfred Weaver
2019-08-10 14:52:11 +0000 UTCYou can stop those?
The Deaf Mans Lands
2019-08-10 10:40:34 +0000 UTCNo worries! I wasn’t clear enough and should’ve said Polynesian Voyagers first thing out. You’re entirely right. Interestingly, they also brought rats, which are a great food source because they breed and grow so quickly aboard canoes!
Robert Rath
2019-08-10 05:45:31 +0000 UTCI swear this video has somehow come out at the best time possible for a swine infestation video lol
Ryan Wojciechowski
2019-08-10 03:10:35 +0000 UTCI wasn't correcting you. Please accept my apologies if I gave that impression. I just wanted to clarify your statement to others.
barefoot James
2019-08-10 00:58:59 +0000 UTCBy Pacific voyagers I meant the Polynesians. ;-)
Robert Rath
2019-08-09 23:17:40 +0000 UTCDNA evidence appear to indicate that the feral pigs in Hawaii were introduced from Asia long before James Cook first sighted the islands. What would luaus be like without Kalua pig?
barefoot James
2019-08-09 21:39:12 +0000 UTCWe also have them in Hawaii, where the Pacific voyagers brought them as a food source!
Robert Rath
2019-08-09 21:27:33 +0000 UTCAt least it wasn't a boar!
Rossum
2019-08-09 19:18:58 +0000 UTCLegit question for rural Taíno - how do I stop the 30 to 50 thousand feral hogs that run into my island within 3 to 5 decades while my children die of smallpox?
CheshireDude
2019-08-09 18:20:59 +0000 UTCEvery one of the contiguous 48 states has reported the presence of feral pigs, and the populations is estimated between 6 and 7 million. The USDA reports the animals cause annual damage of more than $1.5 billion in the U.S., and in June, the USDA announced it is offering $75 million in funding for programs to eradicate or control feral swine. Humans are more likely to be fatally attacked by feral pigs than by sharks. The typical male wild pig weighs 200 pounds and it's estimated that 60 to 70,000 hog-vehicle collisions occur every year.
barefoot James
2019-08-09 17:31:26 +0000 UTCWADDLES!!!
Chico Cabalatungan
2019-08-09 17:13:49 +0000 UTCBut were there 30-50 feral hogs?
Veteran of the Mushroom Wars
2019-08-09 17:11:06 +0000 UTC
