Did you Know? List of Facts about Boars
Facts are statements which are held to be true and often contrasted with opinions and beliefs. Our unusual and interesting facts about Boars, trivia and information, including some useful statistics about animals will fascinate everyone from kids and children to adults. Interesting Facts about Boars are as follows:
- Fact 1 - Definition: Wild boars are a species of pig with large heads with tusks. They are the wild ancestor of domestic Pigs
- Fact 2 - Wild boars are native to most of Europe and to northern Africa and southern Asia
- Fact 3 - Description: Boars large heads with tusks and a distinctive snout with a disk-shaped nose. They have short necks, prominent ears, small eyes and dense, dark bristles
- Fact 4 - Wild boars are also as wild pigs, wild hogs, wild swine, razorbacks or European boars
- Fact 5 - The color of boars vary from dark grey to black or brown
- Fact 6 - Wild boars were one of the main animals hunted for sport during the Middle Ages and are no longer found in Britain
- Fact 7 - Adult males develop tusks which serve as weapons and tools
- Fact 8 - Boars stats and facts
- Weight: 400 pounds (180 kg)
- Shoulder Height: 90 cm
- Size of tusks: 6 cm (2.4 in)
- Lifespan: 7-21 years
- Diet: Boars are omnivores eating mainly roots, plants, carrion, nuts and small animals
- Fact 9 - When under attack male boars lowers his head, charges, and then slashes upward with his tusks
- Fact 10 - There are 13 species of wild boars
- Fact 11 - Predators include tigers, lions and hyenas
- Fact 12 - A boar's head was served on a large platter as part of the traditional English Christmas festivities
- Fact 13 - Wild boars "root," or dig, with their snouts for food
- Fact 14 - Piglets are born with wide brown stripes
- Fact 15 - The collective name for a group is a sounder
- Fact 16 - Males are called boars
- Fact 17 - Females are called sows
- Fact 18 - The names given to babies are boar piglets
- Fact 19 - Indian Pygmy hogs are the smallest of all wild boars and are at critical risk of extinction
- Fact 20 - Conservation Status - for more info click Endangered Species:
- Boars have been evaluated and are listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as 'Least Concern' and as such they do not qualify as Endangered, Threatened or Near Threatened species'
- Least Concern - LC (Status: At Lower Risk) - No immediate threat to the survival of the species.
Facts about Boars - Scientific Names / Classification
Scientific Names / Classification of Boars - The scientists who study animals (zoology) are called zoologists. Each animal that is studied is classified, that is, split into descriptive groups starting with main groups (vertebrates and invertebrates) the Families of animals are also included and the families are then split into species. These various scientific facts about Boars are as follows: - Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Suidae
Genus: Sus
Species: S. scrofa
Facts about Boars
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