The wild boar or Sanglier in France: facts Boar

The wild boar (Sanglier) is very common in France. The female is much smaller than a full-grown males, and is often seen in spring, with a herd of children. much of the land by digging for food Sangliers torn: If I do not see the wild boar, you will see signs of them on your walks in the woods. Also, rub small trees, stripping the bark.

The boar has a solid silhouette. Seen in detail, it is a short-hairedAnimal with a large head, short but strong legs and a long tail. Painting can be gray-brown, black, brown or reddish brown. The male tusks only developed: canines that extend upward from the lower jaw.

A few years ago, in the Berry region, central France, three men walking in the forest was a large boar. Instead, run away, as they usually do, took the boar of men. All three were around, hiding behind trees, but theBoar concentrated its attacks to every man, until I finally stopped (or just boring) was. It was discovered that the man who was attacked the only one of three was a hunter.

Wild boars live in deciduous forests, in a cave dug out of the ground or shrub, often nesting in the sun. They forage in the forest and in adjacent fields. Boar are nocturnal (night) or very early in the morning and sometimes during the day. Groups of wild boars in an area of residenceabout 200 to 1000 ha, in the men extend the range up to 2,000 hectares. Their movements may vary according to season and specific years. When they invaded, as by hunters, who travel from 20 to 30 km.

In the department of Var, Sangliers have so many of them said they "parasites." In 1992 there were 3000, seven years later the count was 30,000, in spite of 16-17 000 in the hunting season, from August 17 to 18 '97, was killed in January '98. They areOmnivorous, but mostly vegetarian, especially acorns, beechnuts, chestnuts, potatoes, corn and other cereals. Their non-vegetarian diet may be dead animals, insect larvae, earthworms, small rodents, lizards and birds nest on the ground.

Boar pairs of September to March, with the young born from February to June, particularly in the month of March. They sometimes have a second pair of July, with births from June to August. Gestation is normally 115 days (3 months, 3 weeks and 3 days)Birth, 4-7, maybe 3-10. They reach sexual maturity at one year, but young people are often excluded from reproduction by the dominant male.

Boar 80-10 years in the wild live to be with adult mortality, caused mainly by hunters. You can save up to 20-25 years in captivity.