Central European Boar

Domain: Eukaryota

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Clade: Synapsida

Class: Mammalia

Order: Artiodactyla

Family: Suidae

Genius: Sus

Species: Sus scrofa

Subspecies: Sus scrofa scrofa

Descendant: pigs

Described by: Carl Linnaeus

Year Published: 1758 (10th edition of Systema Naturae)

Size: 75–100 kg (165–220 lb) in weight, 75–80 cm (30–31 in) in shoulder height and 150 cm (59 in) in body length, whereas females average 60–80 kg (130–180 lb) in weight, 70 cm (28 in) in shoulder height and 140 cm (55 in) in body length

Lifespan: 10–27 years

Type(s): 

• Synapsids 

  • Mammals (Pigs)

Title(s): 

• Wild Pig

Pantheon(s): Terran/Gaian 🇺🇳

Time Period: Holocene

Alignment: Curious

Threat Level: ★★★★

Diet: Omnivorous 🥩🌿

Element(s): n/a

Inflict(s): n/a

Weakness(es): Fire 🔥, Water 🌊, Rock 🪨, Air 🌬️, Electric ⚡, Leaf 🌿, Ice ❄️, Metal 🔩, Dark 🌑, Light 🔆, Arcane ✨

Casualties: n/a

Based On: itself

Conservation Status: Least Concern (LC) – IUCN Red List

The same phrases are frequently used for both true wild boars and pigs, particularly huge or semi-wild ones, since true wild boars were extinct in Great Britain prior to the creation of Modern English. A native species, it was originally hunted to extinction at some point during the Middle Ages. In the 1990s, sightings of free-living boar became relatively common. The Old English bār, which is believed to have been derived from the West Germanic bair of unknown origin, is the ancestor of the English boar. In addition to being used to refer to male domesticated pigs, particularly breeding males that have not been castrated, the term "boar" can also be used exclusively to refer to males.

It is a medium-sized, dark to rusty-brown haired subspecies with long and relatively narrow lacrimal bones. 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 wild animal in the Americas and Australia.

Large and powerful wild boars may move remarkably quickly. The canines of adult male wild boars are capable of causing severe harm. In addition to having an excellent sense of smell, wild boars may hear or sense movement in their direction. Wild boars are regarded as extremely intelligent animals, much like dolphins, chimps, and humans. In addition to being rapid learners and able to modify their behavior to avoid people, wild boars have also been trained to play video games.

Wild boars are incredibly muscular and can topple small logs and soil when they are rooting. The wild boar has great stamina and can run up to 40 km/h. This species' adaptability allows it to flourish in a variety of settings, including agricultural land, Mediterranean scrub, and cold temperate forests. Strong swimmers, wild boars may use both their torso and their legs to cross rivers and even coastal channels. In addition to their violent nature, wild boars are also dangerous since they can spread diseases including influenza A, hepatitis E, and tuberculosis to people.

Because of their exceptional swimming abilities, wild boars can traverse large rivers, lakes, and even sea channels. Boars have been known to swim to islands in the Mediterranean and portions of Southeast Asia, and some of them have developed into distinct species that are found in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Indochina.

As omnivores and opportunists, wild boars consume a variety of foods, including roots, nuts, fruits, insects, eggs, carrion, small vertebrates, crops, and mushrooms. The roles in the ecosystem are diverse. Boars are soil mixers; by aerating the soil through their roots, they help seeds germinate. Boars eat fruits and spread viable seeds since they are seed dispersers. Because of their significant influence on the dynamics of the forest floor, they are sometimes regarded as ecosystem engineers.

The main habitats favored by boars in Europe are deciduous and mixed forests, with the most favorable areas consisting of forest composed of oak and beech enclosing marshes and meadows. Piglets are vulnerable to attack from medium-sized felids like Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx), jungle cats (Felis chaus), and snow leopards (Panthera uncia), as well as other carnivorans like brown bears (Ursus arctos) and yellow-throated martens (Martes flavigula). The gray wolf (Canis lupus) is the main predator of wild boar throughout most of its range. A single wolf can kill around 50 to 80 boars of differing ages in one year.

Reproduction

• Breeding season: Usually winter, but varies by climate.

• Gestation: ~115 days.

• Litter size: 4–6 piglets on average, but can reach 10 or more.

• Females (sows) form matriarchal groups and aggressively protect young.

Wild boars can be lethal, particularly if they are cornered or feel threatened. Wild boar females are easily agitated and fiercely protective of their offspring. Wild boars can wreak havoc and be deadly on highways. Although wild boars should be handled carefully, they can accept people or become peaceful in captivity. Compared to boars, domesticated pigs—which are partially descended from this subspecies—are much more obedient and amiable. In Earth Responsibly universe, the wild boars are naturally shy of married commoners if the princess is nearby, and boars quickly turned into guards.

The matriarchal herds (also known as "sounders") of wild boars consist of sows and juveniles. Adult males are primarily solitary, with the exception of mating. The temperament of a wild boar is typically shy, and it avoids people. When confronted, boars—especially sows with piglets or injured males—may turn hostile. Bold or risky conduct might result from human habituation, which is frequently caused by feeding. Boars can solve problems, recall food locations, and swiftly adjust to environments that have been altered by humans.

With the exception of a few northern regions of Scandinavia, European Russia, and the southernmost regions of Greece, this boar was found throughout nearly all of mainland Europe. However, there was a subpopulation that was originally native to Britain but went extinct in the 17th century as a result of hunting. Since then, captive animals have been released to return them to the UK, and their numbers are increasing. Because of its large range, abundance, and ability to adapt to a variety of habitats, the species is currently among the most widely distributed animals, pigs, and peccaries in the world.

The majority of pigs in the world today are raised for food, but some have escaped from farms or been purposefully released into the wild to hunt. These days, they inhabit a range of environments, such as swampy swamplands, grasslands, shrublands, woodlands, and agricultural areas.

The wild boar was introduced by the "Sky People" or Terrans from Earth to two Earth-like exoplanets: Berbania from Ursa Major and Reinachos from Cygnus in 2600s to 2700s during The Recollections of Queen Arianna (TROQA) saga. This species is being recovered from either endangerment or close to the extinction thanks for the conservation efforts despite our planet is dead. This species had a result of human interactions for rewilding and game hunting, but they backfired as the boar become the invasive species. The wild boar lived in same environment and climate as Earth's in two two Earth-like exoplanets.

All subspecies of the wild boar were shared with their locations for IUCN status.

• Movement Pattern: Not a Migrant

• Population Trend: Decreasing

• Population: ???

• Locomotion: Terrestrial

• Habitat: Temperate Coniferous Forests; Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests; Temperate Deciduous Forests; Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands; Subtropical Coniferous Forests; Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests; Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests; Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands; Salt Flats; Stone Forest; Tropical Coniferous Forests; Tropical Moist Broadleaf Forests; Tropical Dry Broadleaf Forests; Tropical Grasslands; Tropical Savannas and Shrublands; Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub; Mushroom Forests; Mushroom Fields; Deserts and Xeric Shrublands; Badlands; Flooded Grasslands and Savannas; Swamp; Bayous/Billabongs; Riparian; Wetland; Mangrove Forest; Cold Bamboo Forests; Tropical Bamboo Forests; Air-breathing Coral Reefs; Graveyard Vale; Mountain.

• Earth: (we shared subspecies!)

  • Extant (Resident): Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Andorra; Armenia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Bangladesh; Belarus; Belgium; Bhutan; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Cambodia; China; Croatia; Cyprus; Czechia; Estonia; Finland; France (Corsica); Georgia; Germany; Greece; Hong Kong; Hungary; India; Indonesia (Lesser Sunda Island, Jawa, Sumatera, Bali, Papua); Iran; Iraq; Israel; Italy (Sardegna); Nihon; Jordan; Kazakhstan; North Korea; South Korea; Kyrgyzstan; Laos; Latvia; Lebanon; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Malaysia; Moldova; Monaco; Mongolia; Montenegro; Morocco; Myanmar; Nepal; Netherlands; North Macedonia; Pakistan; Palestinef; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Russian Federation; San Marino; Serbia; Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain; Sri Lanka; Switzerland; Syria; Taiwan; Tajikistan; Thailand; Tunisia; Turkmenistan; Türkiye; Ukraine; Uzbekistan; Vietnam

  • Extinct: Egypt; Ireland; Libya; Norway

  • Presence Uncertain: Denmark

  • Extant & Reintroduced (Resident): Sweden; United Kingdom (Cornwall, England, Scotland, Wales)

  • Extant & Introduced (Resident): Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; Australia; Brazil; Colombia; Cuba; Dominican Republic; Ecuador (Galápagos); Fiji; Haiti; Italy (Sicilia); Jamaica; New Zealand; Papua New Guinea; South Africa; Sudan; United States (Kentucky, Hawaii, North Carolina, New Mexico, Georgia, Texas, Mississippi, Virginia, Arizona, Florida, Tennessee, West Virginia); Virgin Islands, U.S.

  • Extant & Introduced (Resident; as a Sus scrofa domesticus): Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; American Samoa; Andorra; Angola; Anguilla; Antarctica; Antigua and Barbuda; Aotearoa; Argentina; Armenia; Aruba; Australia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Åland Islands; Bahamas; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Barbados; Belarus; Belgium; Belize; Benin; Bermuda; Bhutan; Bolivia; Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (Sint Eustatius, Saba, Bonaire); Bosnia and Herzegovina; Botswana; Bouvet Island; Brazil; Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland); British Indian Ocean Territory; Brunei; Bulgaria; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cabo Verde; Cambodia; Cameroon; Canada; Cayman Islands; Central African Republic; Chad; Chile; China; Christmas Island; Cocos Islands; Colombia; Comoros; Republic of the Congo; The Democratic Republic of the Congo; Cook Islands; Costa Rica; Croatia; Cuba; Curacao; Cyprus; Czechia; Côte d'Ivoire; Denmark; Disputed Territory; Djibouti; Dominica; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Estonia; Eswatini; Ethiopia; Falkland Islands; Faroe Islands; Fiji; Finland; France; French Guiana; French Polynesia; French Southern Territories; Gabon; Gambia; Georgia; Germany; Ghana; Gibraltar; Greece; Greenland; Grenada; Guadeloupe; Guam; Guatemala; Guernsey; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; Heard Island and McDonald Islands; Holy See (Vatican City State); Honduras; Hong Kong; Hungary; Iceland; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; Ireland; Isle of Man; Israel; Italy; Jamaica; Japan/Nihon; Jersey; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Kiribati; North Korea; South Korea; Kuwait; Kyrgyzstan; Laos; Latvia; Lebanon; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Macao; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Maldives; Mali; Malta; Marshall Islands; Martinique; Mauritania; Mauritius; Mayotte; Mexico; Micronesia; Moldova; Monaco; Mongolia; Montenegro; Montserrat; Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nauru; Nepal; Netherlands; New Caledonia; Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; Niue; Norfolk Island; North Macedonia; Northern Mariana Islands; Norway; Oman; Pakistan; Palau; Palestine; Panama; Papua New Guinea; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Pitcairn; Poland; Portugal; Puerto Rico; Qatar; Romania; Russia; Rwanda; Réunion Island; Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Martin Island; Saint Pierre and Miquelon; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Samoa; San Marino; Sao Tome and Principe; Saudi Arabia; Senegal; Serbia; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Singapore; Sint Maarten (Dutch); Slovakia; Slovenia; Solomon Islands; Somalia; South Africa; South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands; South Sudan; Spain; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Suriname; Svalbard and Jan Mayen; Sweden; Switzerland; Syrian Arab Republic; Taiwan, Province of China; Tajikistan; Tanzania, United Republic of; Thailand; Timor-Leste; Togo; Tokelau; Tonga; Trinidad and Tobago; Tunisia; Turkey; Turkmenistan; Turks and Caicos Islands; Tuvalu; Uganda; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; United States of America (USA); United States Minor Outlying Islands; Uruguay; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu; Venezuela; Viet Nam; Virgin Islands, British; Virgin Islands, U.S.; Wallis and Futuna; Western Sahara; Yemen; Zambia; Zimbabwe

• Berbania: 

  • Extant & Introduced (Resident): worldwide

• Reinachos: 

  • Extant & Introduced (Resident): worldwide

Although they can be difficult to care for and demand a long-term commitment, pigs and boars can be kept as pets. Due to their aggressiveness and unpredictability, wild boars and farm pigs are generally neither safe nor recommended as pets. It might be challenging to provide for the unique demands of wild boars in a home environment. But a potato, carrot, tomato, or even meat can be used to tame a wild animal.

The popularity of pigs and boars as pets has increased dramatically in recent years, and many pig lovers have bought "mini" or "micro" pigs to keep as companion animals in their homes. In addition to being adorable, these wild creatures may be rewarding and fascinating company due to their friendly and inquisitive nature.

According to Tacitus, the Baltic Aesti featured boars on their helmets, and may have also worn boar masks. The boar and pig were held in particularly high esteem by the Celts, who considered them to be their most important sacred animal. Some Celtic deities linked to boars include Moccus and Veteris. It has been suggested that some early myths surrounding the Welsh hero Culhwch involved the character being the son of a boar god.

The boar features heavily in religious practice in Germanic paganism where it is closely associated with Freyr and has also been suggested to have been a totemic animal to the Swedes, especially to the Yngling royal dynasty who claimed descent from the god.

Coming soon

• The first ever pig species drawn by Ognimdo2002 into his drawings.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_European_boar

• https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41775/44141833

• https://www.deviantart.com/ognimdo2002/art/Central-European-Boar-1116107203