Boar, any of the wild members of the pig species Sus scrofa, family Suidae. The wild boar is the largest of the wild pigs, standing up to 90 cm (35 inches) tall at the shoulder. It is bristly haired, grizzled, and blackish or brownish in color, and it possesses sharp tusks.

The wild boar, known scientifically as Sus scrofa, is a medium-sized mammal belonging to the Suidae family. It is characterized by its robust build, coarse bristly hair, and prominent tusks, particularly in males.

The Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) is the wild ancestor of the domestic pig (sus scrofa domesticus). The Wild Boar lives in woodlands across much of Central Europe, the Mediterranean Region (including North Africas Atlas Mountains), and much of Asia as far south as Indonesia.

Despite their reputation, pigs are not dirty animals. They’re actually quite clean. The pig’s reputation as a filthy animal comes from its habit of rolling in mud to cool off. Pigs that live in cool, covered environments stay very clean. Pigs are also known as hogs or swine. Male pigs of any age are called boars; female pigs are called sows. Pigs are found and raised all over the world ...

Boar, or wild boar, is an omnivorous, gregarious mammal, Sus scrofa of the biological family Suidae, characterized by large heads with tusks and a distinctive snout with a disk-shaped nose, short necks, relatively small eyes, prominent ears, and a coat that has dense, dark bristles.