Wild Boar

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Stocky, tusked and tireless, the wild boar prowls forests from Iberia to Japan. Night-active sounders churn soil for acorns, bulbs and worms, reshaping the undergrowth. Boars can top 200 kg and charge if startled, so give this omnivore a wide berth in the woods.

Habitat: The Wild Boar can be found in Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bhutan, Bosnia-and-herz, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, North-korea, South-korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Macedonia, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri-lanka, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Sweden, United-kingdom, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican-rep, Ecuador, Fiji, Haiti, Jamaica, New-zealand, Papua-new-guinea, South-africa, Sudan, United-states-of-america