Wildboar (Sus Scrofa) by Iñigo Sainz
The wild boar is a suid native to much of Eurasia, North Africa, and the Greater Sunda Islands. Human intervention has spread its distribution further, making the species one of the widest-ranging mammals in the world, as well as the most widely spread suiform. up to 16 subspecies are recognized.
The species lives in matriarchal societies consisting of interrelated females and their young Adult size and weight is largely determined by environmental factors; boars living in arid areas with little productivity tend to attain smaller sizes than their counterparts inhabiting areas with abundant food and water.
In most of Europe, males average 75–100 kg, in weight, 75–80 cm, in shoulder height and 150 cm, in body length, whereas females average 60–80 kg) in weight, 70 cm in shoulder height and 140 cm in body length.
The wild boar inhabits a diverse array of habitats from boreal taigas to deserts. Grunting noises which differ in intensity according to the situation.
The wild boar is a highly versatile omnivore, whose diversity in choice of food is comparable to that of humans.
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