wild boar
(also boar) a kind of animal – mammal – the forefathers of the present domestic pig; large head; with stiff hair all over; grows to 3 feet (90cm) tall at the shoulder, 4 feet in length, weighs 60-70 Kg.; feeds on almost anything – grass, nuts, fruit, roots, insects, small reptiles – lizards, snakes, etc., and refuse (waste matter), and crops of any kind when they get closer to the human settlements; lives for15-20 years; found in Central Europe, the Mediterranean region, Asia, and introduced to many other parts of the world
male ~~ boar
female ~~ sow {rhymes with “now”}
baby ~~ piglet, farrow, shoat
group ~~ sounder, singular; farrow (of piglets)
voice (call) ~~ grunt
home ~~ burrow/den (some wild species/kinds)
Special Features:
sow with piglets
Wild boars are believed to be the forefathers of the present domestic pigs.
They are good swimmers.
Though they are mild by nature, they can attack animals larger than they, including people, particularly when the sow is with its piglets.
wild boar tusks
They have long tusks (some teeth that grow longer than the other teeth, like that of an elephant) that grow from the lower teeth, which they use for defence, for digging for food and making burrows.
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