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The races of domesticated hogs are also descended from 

 two wild races, the European wild boar, Sus scrofa, and 

 another species, Sus vittatus, from eastern Asia. From this 

 latter the swine of China and those of the Romans and indeed 

 most of the European races ha\'e descended. The lake 

 dwellers of Switzerland had domesticated hogs, and pig 



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Fig. 140. Wild boar contrasted with the modem domestic pig. (After 

 Romanes.) 



remains have been found with prehistoric relics in Denmark. 

 China has had domesticated swine for thousands of years. 

 The many races of cattle all trace back to two sources, 

 the wild Banteng, Bos sondaicus, of Java and South Asia, 

 from which are derived the zebus, the old Egyptian long- 

 horns, and many of the races of Europe, such as the Span- 

 ish, Albanian, Sardinian, Polish and brown Alpine cattle; 

 and the primitive wild ox of Europe, Bos primigenius, from 

 which have descended most of the English, North German, 



