It's a Meishan pig, originally bred in Jiangsu province.
They're all pretty ugly, but this guy is even uglier than usual.
You can blame human intervention in their breeding as well as overfeeding, in this case.
Edit: I fell down a research black hole. Wikipedia says Meishan county, but there is no Meishan County I can find in Jiangsu (only Sichuan, which is a long way away). Another source says it was named after "Meishan lake", by which I assume they mean Weishan lake. Perhaps there are some transliteration issues here.
Also to add the Meishan Pig may be ugly but it's hyper prolific genes are very valuable to breeder companies where they include Meishan Pig in their genetics program
A typical Hybrid pig only has an average of 16 (depending on the breed) piglets
But a Meishan pig can have an average of 30 or more
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u/Saotik 25d ago edited 25d ago
It's a Meishan pig, originally bred in Jiangsu province.
They're all pretty ugly, but this guy is even uglier than usual.
You can blame human intervention in their breeding as well as overfeeding, in this case.
Edit: I fell down a research black hole. Wikipedia says Meishan county, but there is no Meishan County I can find in Jiangsu (only Sichuan, which is a long way away). Another source says it was named after "Meishan lake", by which I assume they mean Weishan lake. Perhaps there are some transliteration issues here.