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Following goats and sheep, pigs were domesticated and quickly became vital food sources. Highly intelligent and adaptable, pigs could forage for food and convert waste into protein. As societies evolved, pigs became integral to diets due to their prolific ability to reproduce—one sow could give birth to numerous piglets in a single year. This relationship highlights not only the adaptation of animals to human needs but also the reciprocal dependency that emerged.