Wild boar

The wild boar is unlike any other Scandinavian animal. The wild boar is grey-black and in winter can appear almost silvery, as the wild boar grows some insulating guard hairs that are light at the tips. Newborn wild boar piglets are striped with yellow, brown and dark brown stripes. They are irresistible and incredibly beautiful and cute. The piglet fur is replaced by a reddish-brown fur when the piglets are 3-4 months old. What does a wild boar eat? A wild boar mainly feeds on plant parts. In the summer they eat green branches and leaves, but in the autumn they also eat the roots of plants. Wild boars also like alder, nuts, grass, heather, bark, potatoes, grain and corn – so there are plenty of choices. In addition, wild boars also eat other animals, such as insect larvae, earthworms, snails, mice, eggs or carrion. The wild boar moves around quietly and looks for food, and the only thing you can hear is a loud squelching and crunching. The wild boar is usually a very shy animal and lives in the forest, where most of the food is also found. They prefer lush deciduous forest in damp areas, possibly close to arable land. However, the open fields are only visited periodically and very quickly during the night and morning hours.