A 45,500-year-old warty pig drawing is the oldest known cave painting of an animal on record. The piggies were painted in Indonesian caves.

The painting of a wild pig and three human-like figures ... but do not constitute representational art The first evidence for drawing were found on rocks in the Blombos Caves in southern Africa ...

4 x 45 in. (10.2 x 114.3 cm.) Subscribe now to view details for this work, and gain access to over 18 million auction results. Purchase One-Day Pass ...

The drawings are a great way for experts ... "The common portrayal of these warty pigs in the ice age rock art also offers hints at the deep symbolic significance and perhaps spiritual value ...

They found the calcite on a pig began forming at least 43,900 ... How does it compare to other prehistoric art? It may not be the oldest drawing, but researchers say it could be the oldest story ...