[Sca-cooks] Boar vs. Pig

[Lonnie D. Harvel]

Greetings!

I need some educational input. I was talking about slow roasting wild 
boar shanks with an orange & port glaze for part of my Christmas dinner, 
when a friend asked what the difference was between boar and the wild 
pigs they are shooting with abandon down in his area of South Georgia.

Well, I don't have a clue.

So, without reference to social behavior, can someone tell me what the 
difference is between pigs, wild pigs, and boars?

Aoghann
(who of course would also be interested in references to period 
preparation of said meats)