The Wild Boar

Today's nugget of knowledge for you and your little ones is the Wild Boar!

A favorite as it is commonly associated with the pig 🐷 The official name is the Eurasian wild pig as it is present in areas of Europe and Asia, or simply wild swine.

• The wild boar has a long history of association with humans, having been the ancestor of most domestic pig breeds and a big-game animal for millennia.
• Boars have also re-hybridized in recent decades with feral pigs; these boar–pig hybrids have become a serious pest animal in Australia, Canada, United States, and Latin America.