- Fact 2 - Wild boars are native to
most of Europe and to northern Africa and southern Asia
- Fact 3 - Description: Boars large
heads with tusks and a distinctive snout with a disk-shaped
nose. They have short necks, prominent ears, small eyes and
dense, dark bristles
- Fact 4 - Wild boars are also as
wild pigs, wild hogs, wild swine, razorbacks or European boars
- Fact 5 - The color of boars vary
from dark grey to black or brown
- Fact 6 - Wild boars were one of the
main animals hunted for sport during the Middle Ages and are no
longer found in Britain
- Fact 7 - Adult males develop tusks
which serve as weapons and tools
- Fact 8 - Boars stats and
facts
- Weight: 400 pounds (180 kg)
- Shoulder Height: 90 cm
- Size of tusks:
6 cm (2.4 in)
- Lifespan: 7-21 years
- Diet: Boars are omnivores eating mainly
roots, plants, carrion, nuts and small animals
- Fact 9 - When under attack male
boars lowers his head, charges, and then slashes upward with his
tusks
- Fact 10 - There are 13 species of
wild boars
- Fact 11 - Predators include tigers,
lions and hyenas
- Fact 12 - A boar's head was served
on a large platter as part of the traditional English Christmas
festivities
- Fact 13 - Wild boars "root," or
dig, with their snouts for food
- Fact 14 - Piglets are born with
wide brown stripes
- Fact 15 - The collective name for a group is a
sounder
- Fact 16 - Males are called boars
- Fact 17 - Females are called sows
- Fact 18 - The names given to babies are
boar piglets
- Fact 19 - Indian Pygmy hogs are the
smallest of all wild boars and are at critical risk of
extinction
- Fact 20 - Conservation Status - for more info click
Endangered Species:
- Boars
have been evaluated and are listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature
(IUCN) as 'Least Concern' and as such they do not qualify as Endangered, Threatened or Near Threatened species'
- Least Concern - LC (Status: At Lower Risk) - No immediate threat to the survival of the
species.
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