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Wild Boar

Wild Boar

Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Artiodactyla
Family:Suidae
Genus:Sus
species:scrofa
Binomial name
Sus scrofa
Wild Boars, Sus scrofa, are the wild ancestors of the domesticated pig. They live in woodland in Northern Europe.

They are extinct in Great Britain, despite spurious claims of sightings.

They are distinguishable from most domestic pigs by their hair and their tusks between the mouth and the snout.


The Wild Boar was a symbol of Richard III of England.

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Referenced By

Alexander Schmorell | Christoph Probst | Hans Scholl | Hans and Sophie Scholl | Hong Kong Country Parks & Special Areas | Kurt Huber | Sophie Scholl | White Rose | Willi Graf

 

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