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Wild Boar

Sus scrofa

Description:

Wild boar (Sus scrofa), also known as wild pig, is a species of the pig genus Sus, part of the biological family Suidae. The species includes many subspecies. It is the wild ancestor of the domestic pig, an animal with which it freely hybridises.

Notes:

spotted this one near to a water body in PTR along with her 3 young ones which had grown quite large.

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1 Comment

RiekoS
RiekoS 11 years ago

Interesting looking boar. Looks like just got a nice hair cut.

ChimeTsetan
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ChimeTsetan

Madhya Pradesh, India

Spotted on Jan 16, 2013
Submitted on Jan 16, 2013

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