Wild Boar
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Order | Artiodactyla |
|---|---|
| Family | Suidae |
| Scientific name | Sus scrofa |
| Height | 55 - 120 cm Adult, At Shoulder (cm) |
| Trophic level | Omnivorous |
| Mass | Male: 75 – 100 kg (European population), Female: 60 – 80 kg (European population) |
| Did you know | Eurasian boars are a highly adaptable, destructive, non-native, invasive species that damage habitat and crops and threaten native wildlife and domestic livestock. |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1039015 |
About Wild Boar
The wild boar, also known as the wild swine, Eurasian wild pig, or simply wild pig, is a suid native to much of Eurasia, North Africa, and the Greater Sunda Islands.
Europe's oldest shoe found in Spanish bat cave
... Less than two decades later, it was used by miners who, while mining the cave, discovered a gallery that held partially mummified corpses, baskets, wooden tools, and among others - Wild Boar teeth and a unique gold diadem...
Berlin 'lion': Wild animal probably a boar, authorities say
... After speaking to experts, they now believe the creature is a Wild Boar...
Hachiko: The world's most loyal dog turns 100
... Designated by the Japanese government as a national icon in 1931, they were once trained to hunt animals like Wild Boar and elk...
'We are selling a product that we hope gets discontinued'
... " Right now, the one that we re most excited about is Wild Boar...
Wolf back in Belgium after 100 years, sparking controversy
... Dietary analysis in the area has found that the wolves mainly eat roe deer and Wild Boar...
Scientists design contraceptives to limit grey squirrels
... If the work with grey squirrels is successful Dr Massei believes similar techniques could be used to help control the population of other invasive mammals including rats, mice, deer, and Wild Boar...
Meat ban in Delhi: What the battle to define India as vegetarian misses
... History suggests that beef and Wild Boar were consumed widely in ancient India as far back as the Indus valley civilisation...
Barcelona tackles roaming wild boar problem
...Barcelona tackles roaming Wild Boar problemThis video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser...
Wild boar Photos
