# Can peccaries interbreed with domesticated pigs?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 3, 2005, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-peccaries-interbreed-with-domesticated-pigs/324646 "2005-10-03T21:42:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2005, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-peccaries-interbreed-with-domesticated-pigs/324646/1 "2005-10-03T21:42:07Z")

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Just curious -

[Peccaries -Collared Peccary (Javelina ~ Tayaussa ~ Musk Hog)](http://www.desertusa.com/magnov97/nov_pap/du_collpecc.html)

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2005, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-peccaries-interbreed-with-domesticated-pigs/324646/2 "2005-10-03T21:49:51Z")

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No; they are not only a different species, but a different genus and family as well.

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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-peccaries-interbreed-with-domesticated-pigs/324646/3 "2005-10-04T00:18:41Z")

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The two families have been separate since at least the Oligocene, 40 million years ago, or perhaps even longer. Despite their physical resemblance, it is very unlikely they would be unable to interbreed.

There are three species of peccary; often all three are placed in different genera, although sometimes the collared and the white-lipped are put in the same one.

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**Author:** ![Blake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9a28c/32.png) [@Blake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blake)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-peccaries-interbreed-with-domesticated-pigs/324646/4 "2005-10-04T00:33:07Z")

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> [@Colibri](#):
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> Despite their physical resemblance, it is very unlikely they would be unable to interbreed.

You do realise that you just said that interbreeding is likely? I don’t think that was your intent, so you might want to reword that. Damn double negatives.

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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-peccaries-interbreed-with-domesticated-pigs/324646/5 "2005-10-04T00:41:09Z")

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> [@Blake](#):
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> You do realise that you just said that interbreeding is likely? I don’t think that was your intent, so you might want to reword that. Damn double negatives.

Right, make that _able_. It comes from not proofreading after editing.