[Sca-cooks] OOP Wild Pigs in America/ NZ

[Phil Anderson]

Lucrezia writes:

> I do know Captain Cook was the first to release pigs in NZ and even
> has a breed named after him. Someone Down Under might
> know. Edward?

I believe "Captain Cooker" is a generic term for feral pigs, rather
than being a specific breed as such. The original stock (whether the
animals released by Cook or others), will have interbred with a
range of pigs introduced later.

Whatever the genetics, these are not animals to be trifled with!

Edward, who is somewhat behind in the digests...