Animals · Wild boar
Discover the wild boar
Striped piglets follow their mother! Puschel spots a wild boar family. Flauschi reminds him to stay calm and keep well back.
The short answer
A wild boar uses its strong snout to dig for plant and animal food. It often lives in a group called a sounder. Young boar are piglets. Keep your distance, especially from the young.
Listen to the animal
Real sounds from nature
Wild boar grunts
A wild boar makes low grunting and growling sounds. Keep your distance outdoors.
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Puschel and Flauschi investigate
Puschel hears a snort and peeks from behind a thick tree. A large wild boar sow crosses a distant forest path. Two small striped piglets follow.
Flauschi and Puschel stay still behind the tree. Flauschi“Let’s give the family plenty of room,” she whispers. They continue only after the animals disappear among the trees.
Real animal facts
Four things to know
Strong snout
Wild boars use their snouts to root for food in the ground.
Striped young
Young wild boars are piglets and have pale stripes at first.
Living together
Wild boars often live in groups called sounders.
Many foods
They eat tree fruit, roots and small ground animals, among other things.
Mini quiz
What do you remember?
1. What are young wild boars called?
Choose one answer: a), b) or c).
- a)Calves
- b)Piglets
- c)Fawns
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Correct answer: b): Piglets Piglets
2. What do boars use to root in soil?
Choose one answer: a), b) or c).
- a)Their snouts
- b)Their front hooves
- c)Their teeth
Show answer
Correct answer: a): Their snouts Their snouts
3. What should we do near a sow and piglets?
Choose one answer: a), b) or c).
- a)Keep our distance
- b)Run after them
- c)Feed them
Show answer
Correct answer: a): Keep our distance Keep our distance
Explore in more detail
Here you will find longer explanations and further details. You can explore them together.
Understand step by step
How it works – simply explained
The snout helps searching
Rooting moves soil to reach hidden food.
Food is varied
Wild boar eat plant and animal foods, not only roots. Foraging can visibly change soil.
A group needs space
A group is a sounder; young piglets have early striped coats. Never approach young: these are not petting animals.
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