A truffle hog is any
domestic pig used for locating and extracting the fruit bodies of the fungi known as
truffles from
temperate forests in
Europe and North America. Pigs have an exceptional sense of smell, and are able to identify truffles as deep as three feet underground. It was thought that the natural sex hormone
androstenol of the male pig, which is also found in truffles, was responsible for this ability;
[1] however this has been proven false, as the molecule
dimethyl sulphide was shown to signal instead.
[2] Pigs also have a natural affinity for
rooting in the earth for food. They are trained to hunt truffles by walking on a leash through suitable groves with a keeper.
[3]
Sweet, innit? Do you happen to know truffle prices and how much Corporates spend on their domesticated animals searching for profit by Coffee, Laptops, Hotels, Flights, Restaurant bills and Corporate Events with free food and drink?
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If I was domesticapable....but I am not, so much not and I don't eat Pigs.
#cyberpunkcoltoure
I just couldn't be bothered...
