Collapse Volume VII, 119–142

Chapter

Whey To Go

On the Hominid Appropriation of the Pig-Function

EXCERPT

1. Whatever the cosmetic resemblances, the true secret of the pig’s close relationship with the human lies in the fact that both species boast an augmented potentiality with regard to feeding. Arguably the most important of our many shared traits is our one-chambered stomach and uncomplicated digestive tract, which grants us both membership to that exclusive class, omnivores……