wild boar
noun
: an Old World wild hog (Sus scrofa) from which most domestic swine have been derived
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Pigs are known to attack humans, but fatalities tend to be caused by feral animals, such as wild boars, rather than domestic livestock.
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Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Within a few months, the young tigers have to hunt live prey released into their enclosures, starting with domestic rabbits and pheasants and gradually progressing to wild boar and sika deer.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
Along the way, visitors can observe wildlife such as wild boars and aurochs in their natural habitats.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Finland has offered people at higher risk of exposure to bird flu—including those in the fur industry who handle wild boars and those in the poultry industry—a bird flu vaccine made by Seqirus, which uses a more traditional vaccine technology that includes an inactivated form of the virus.
—Alice Park, TIME, 2 Jan. 2025
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Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Within a few months, the young tigers have to hunt live prey released into their enclosures, starting with domestic rabbits and pheasants and gradually progressing to wild boar and sika deer.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
Along the way, visitors can observe wildlife such as wild boars and aurochs in their natural habitats.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Finland has offered people at higher risk of exposure to bird flu—including those in the fur industry who handle wild boars and those in the poultry industry—a bird flu vaccine made by Seqirus, which uses a more traditional vaccine technology that includes an inactivated form of the virus.
—Alice Park, TIME, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Wild boar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wild%20boar. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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