Wild Boars

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Wild Boars
walkhighlands.co.uk

• By Zoe Wilks and Madison Smith

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Habitat

• Forests near streams or ponds all over the world.

en.wikipedia.org
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Diet

• They eat foods like acorns , hickory nuts,
  pecans, grass, fruits, mushrooms, bugs, eggs, and
  even dead animals. They are omnivores.

suwanneeriverranch.com
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Physical Adaptations

• Wild boars have hairs on their noses so at night
  they can notice airwaves if an animal is near.
• Wild boars also have tusks that curl out of there
  mouth to fight.

guardian.co.uk
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Behavioral Adaptations

• Wild boars stay up all day to hunt.
• Piglets often shiver to get body heat.

maremmaguide.com
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What if?

• If they could not smell they will not be able to
  sniff out food they would probably die of
  starvation.
• If they did not have tusks they could not attack
  predators.

coastalcare.org
cotalcareas.org
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Five Interesting Facts

• Male wild boars have tusks that curl out of there
  mouths.
• Wild boar is the wild ancestor of the Domestic
  pig.
• Piglets often shiver to get body heat.
• The wild boar eats plants and meat.
• A adult male can be up to nine feet long.

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Sources

• www.hogstoppers.com
• www.sawanneeriverranch.com
• www.pelotes.jea.com/boar.htm