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An anatomical study was conducted on fresh hearts of 12 wild boar males and hearts of 12 domestic pigs (5 males and 7 females). Several linear and weight measurements of the heart were taken: height measured from the heart's apex up to the end of the atria, width measured in the area of the coronal fissure, circumference measured in the area of the coronal fissure, right ventricle weight, left ventricle weight, the weight of both atria, and the weight of both ventricles. All the linear measurements were made using sliding dividers with accuracy of up to 1 mm, the weight parameters were determined using laboratory scales with accuracy of up to 0.01 g. Statistical analysis (t-Tukey's test) showed that three groups of animals, selected for this study differed significantly in regard to body mass, age, and mass of right vetricle. However, younger domestic animals had higher body mass. Wild boars had higher right ventricle mass. Relative heart weight expressed as a percentage of body weight was over two fold higher in wild animals (0.59%) than in domestic ones (0.28%).