Diet for Wild Pigs
A wild pig is found in the wilderness, not being raised as a pet or for meat. The wild pig has a huge silhouette, with short hair, short sturdy legs, a long tail and a huge head. The skin color of a wild pig can range from gray-brown to red-brown.
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Eating Habits
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A wild pig, also known as a boar, tends to search for food in the early hours of the morning or late hours of the night. A wild pig searches for food by running its snout through soil or woodland, seeing what it can smell or suck up to eat. The wild pig has a very good sense of smell, which benefits it when it comes to finding food.
Greens Diet
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A wild pig will eat almost anything, but its diet mainly consists of wild greens and plants. This plant food can consist of roots, fungi, flowers, corn, acorns, chestnuts, pine needles, olives, grains and grass.
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Meat Diet
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A wild pig's diet consists of other non-vegetarian items as well. These items can include dead animals, earthworms, rodents, insects and larvae, reptiles, birds, lizards, carrion and other small mammals.
Territory
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Where a wild pig chooses to live is an important factor in its diet. Wild pigs tend to live in groups in a territory of six to 12 miles. Mating season is in the autumn, which is when pigs live within small groups. In the winter, the smaller families come together as a means of survival. The groups of pigs stick together to hunt, sleep and feed.
Hunting Abilities
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Wild pigs have hooves that are used to help them run at speeds up to 30 miles per hour. They are also very good swimmers, which helps them cross rivers and hunt lizards and frogs. The pigs generally run from one feeding ground to another, then slow their pace to a walk (as to not disturb the animals).
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References
- Photo Credit wild boar image by Budai Károly from Fotolia.com
