In the past, the mountains in my hometown were protected, and firewood could only be cut every autumn, so people from nearby villages flocked to the mountains to cut firewood. Wild boars could only eat during that time, and occasionally people were attacked and injured by angry wild boars!
What kind of animal is a wild boar?
In the past, hunters in the village all had soil guns, and the gardener's uncle was a famous hunter in the nearby village. He is a good marksman, courageous and catches the most prey. But since he hung up the soil gun, he pulled the trigger and forgot to unload the gunpowder. A handful of iron sand rubbed against the crowd and hit the door panel. He never touched the shotgun again! Then the shotgun was confiscated, and we never saw the soil gun again!
Wild boar is naturally one of the most anticipated prey, but it is not always caught because of its cunning and sensitive sense of smell. It usually catches rabbits and pheasants! Cutting wood or looking for herbs on the mountain, you can occasionally see a place where the surrounding grass is flooded and neat. This is the grass nest. This is a wild boar's nest, very hidden. You can't find anything you want except accidentally touching it!
Wild boars are omnivores. They eat almost everything, so wild boars are good animals to keep. Domestic pigs were domesticated about 8000 years ago, but even now, there is still no reproductive isolation between domestic pigs and wild boars, so occasionally there are pig farms to raise wild boars and domestic pigs to improve the meat quality of domestic pigs!
The body size of wild boar is about 1.5~2 meters, the weight is about 90~200 kilograms, and the height is generally below 90 cm. In some areas, wild boar may weigh more, for example, more than 350 kilograms of wild boar grow in North America. Male wild boar has two pairs of growing canine teeth, which can be used as weapons or as tools for digging caves or planting tubers.
Although the wild boar is relatively large, it grows slowly. In addition, wild boar basically moves in groups. However, after pregnancy, wild boars usually find their own places to give birth. The area where the haystack falls neatly is the nest of wild boar. The litter size of wild boar is similar to that of domestic pig, with an average of 8~ 12 litter per litter.
It is more dangerous to meet wild boar. Boars have a bad temper, and tusks are the most threatening weapon. Of course, the wild boar is covered with turpentine, so it will hurt when rubbed, and the female wild boar will bite you. Don't think that pigs are harmless. At this time, wild boar is a wild animal, and its fighting capacity should not be underestimated.
This woman was attacked by wild boar.
They met a wolf. Who wins and who loses?
Wolves are widely distributed in China, but wolves in most parts of China have been excluded from the list of harmful animals that endanger human and animal safety, not because they have turned over a new leaf, but because of human activities, and wolves have gradually become protected species in various regions from all over the country!
The quantitative distribution of wolf population observed on 20 17 and its comparison with historical distribution area. Image source: Green Book of Biodiversity.
As a result, the number of wolves is decreasing rapidly. There are no wolves in many areas, including the author's hometown. I haven't seen a wolf for NN years. Listening to the story of the wolf is my grandparents' business! Therefore, the wild boar in my hometown should be very happy. Except for nature and disease, it seems that no natural enemy can threaten the survival of wild boar!
In fact, the wild boar and the wolf fight alone, and the wolf is not an opponent at all, but the wild boar and the wolf have no enmity, and the wolf can run if he can't beat them, so the chance of the wolf dying in the mouth of the wild boar is not great, unless the lone wolf is hungry! However, wolves are all active in groups, and few wolves attack alone!
A few hundred catties of wild boar is actually not easy for wolves, with rough skin and almost no place to talk, but the wild boar has several fatal parts, the abdomen, anus and testicles of the boar. Generally, wolves succeed in these parts, and wild boars are finished! There is also the fatal moment when the female wild boar gives birth, and there is no strength to fight back, so these postures are very secret!
Do wild boars have a chance to survive?
Wild boar is not monogamous, but polygamous, so the female boar usually takes care of her cubs alone. Wild boar has almost no ability to live alone for more than 20 days after birth, and its independence is very weak within a few months. After the female boar is hunted, the young boar depends on the situation. The longer the time, the higher the natural survival rate. Because wild boar, an omnivore, can eat anything, it is not easy for young wild boar to starve to death.
However, there is a problem that must be reminded that the female wild boar lives with her cubs and the sow is hunted. In fact, the pig has no chance to survive. How can wolves let this fresh and delicious cub go?