pigs

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"Greenlanders are not guinea pigs in a geopolitical project," she said.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Our club should not be guinea pigs for their pet project.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

It introduces us to Chinese villagers 10,000 years ago who subsisted on a mélange of acorns, berries, deer and pigs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Back then the farm he lived on had more than a dozen dairy cows, plus sheep, pigs and plow horses, since his family didn’t have a tractor.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

Following Homo sapiens, domesticated cattle, pigs and sheep are the second, third and fourth most widespread large mammals in the world.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari