Feeding of the wild boar

Here we explain what the wild boar eats at different ages and in different seasons.

Wild boar: what is it like
Mass
44659–90863 g
Length
1400–2100 mm
Lifespan
3653–5479 days 10–15 years
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The wild boar is a large mammal from the pig family. It is the ancestor of domestic pigs, living in the forests of Europe and Asia, with a strong body and sharp tusks.
The wild boar differs from domestic pigs by having longer legs, thick bristles, and large tusks in males. It is important for nature because it tills the soil, helps seeds germinate, and serves as food for wolves and bears.
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Trophic type
omnivore
Feeding method
searching in soil burrows
Foraging strategy
foraging
Food capture movement
digging
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Molting occurs in the spring. The thick winter fur is replaced by sparser summer fur.
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meadows, prairies, forb glades on land
homogamy, reproduction always with fertilization, no alternation of generations
Worker
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birth time
Describes the act of excavating soil or substrate to locate or access food.
Heavy rains in summer
Dogs, dolphins, lynx hang out for 9-25 years and party on their birthday three times a year
Tusks count
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When your next jubilee falls in {name} life years
Human
very hot and very humid all year round, rain almost every day
days
Warm summer
worms
How old you would be if you lived as {name}
summer from pleasant to very hot
Theoretical maximum lifespan estimated from the Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) mathematical model. This value reflects a biological potential derived from metabolic parameters, not from direct observation — real recorded lifespans are often significantly shorter.
very heavy rains in summer, almost no precipitation in winter
adult pig
Maturity
Refrigerator
insects
About health
milk
anything
When your next birthday would fall if you lived as {name}
tropical forest
carrion
Repro interval
results
summer warm and almost no rain
summer warm, winter not very cold
Southeast Asia and islands, always hot and humid
Colors
Sex
Upcoming jubilees
scavenging, eat already dead animals
Gremllins
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Trophic type
Filters
Warm or hot summer
Palearctic realm
always hot and humid, huge trees and vines
Upcoming birthdays
Breeding structure built or used for laying eggs and raising offspring.
eggs, roe or offspring develop in a nest built on the ground or close to it
Truly long lives: 40-100 years. Bowhead whales, albatrosses, giant tortoises recall their birthday at most once a year
Lifespan
Height
nest on the ground
tubers
rains almost always, very humid
young are born live on land, not hatched from eggs or roe
Age (juvenile)
Age (from birth to death)
Age (embryo)
Domestic world
most of Europe and Asia, various forests, steppes and tundra
Wanderers
tubers
Jubilee = every 10th birthday
berries
Tusks color
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Earliest developmental stage inside an egg or womb.
Business sausages
fruits
roots
Lifespan average
nest located directly on the ground surface on land, only the mother provides parental care for the offspring
in a terrestrial nest
live birth
leaf litter
What do they look like?
Maturity
emergence (insects)
end of lifespan
How do they live?
fertilization / egg laying
How do they behave?
birth / hatching
small mammals
metamorphosis / end of larval stage
end of acceleration
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Mature, fully developed individual capable of reproduction.
digging
Pets
Indomalayan realm
Indomalayan realm
juicy berries — bilberry, rowan, rosehip
Lots of rain and cool summer
Feeding occurs primarily on land or in vegetation.
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live in homes and on farms
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Old-timers
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Rascals
terrestrial forest
terrestrial herbaceous
fruits
Flooded grasslands
drink mother's milk in childhood
acorns
Litter size
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
temperate forest
How to care for them?
Living from 25 to 40 years. Orangutans, bald eagles, African elephants celebrate their birthday twice a year
°C
Not specified
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Actively searching habitats to locate food items.
Where are they found?
Species lacks any fixed or lasting shelter structure.
steppe
Summer almost without rain
lots of rain, cool summer, snow in winter
Legendary longevity: over 100 years. Galapagos tortoises, Greenland sharks, ocean quahogs celebrate with family once every 4 years
Offspring
Tropical moist forest
Elders
Foraging among accumulated fallen leaves on the forest floor.
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normal sexual
Taxons
seeds, berries, fruits
almost no rain in summer, more precipitation in winter
if born as {name}
omnivore
age
birth date
small mammals — mice, shrews, bats
no permanent shelter
Palearctic realm
rest
Close
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Career from 7 to 15 months. Dwarf hamsters, voles, field crickets celebrate their birthday twice a month
The basics
My weight?
Stripes color
Non-stop carnival: they only live a few days. Mayflies, rotifers, midges celebrate their birthday more than twice a day
primary food sources
after transformation until death
Potential Habitat
Very hot summer
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In husbandry
On the go from 1.3 to 3.5 years. Forest mice, anoles, rainbow fish party on their birthday once a month
Mass
Mosquitoes, fruit flies, small crustaceans hustle for up to 7 months and throw a birthday party every week
terrestrial
Gestation
subtropical forest
small mammals
land
summer very hot, above +25…+30 °C
{name} birthday
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omnivory, they eat plants, animals, and mushrooms — almost any food
On the map
Pleasant summer
Female ♀
all life stages
nest located directly on the ground surface on land
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0 Potential habitat modelled from GBIF occurrence data. Map © Zveriki.com, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
birth year
lots of grass, few trees, rains occur
Maturity
terrestrial habitat, land surface outside water
sq mm
yr
nuts
comfortable summer, +20…+25 °C
Snout size
Bristles color
protection from sun
How similar?
live in homes and on farms
Male ♂
until the celebration
piglet
age as {name}
How do they breed?
On the go from 3.5 to 6 years. Hedgehogs, crows, lizards treat themselves to birthday snacks 6 times a year
What if eaten?
searching in soil burrows
Neither
from birth to adulthood
Young offspring still dependent on parental care.
nest
caring mother
What do they eat?
Where do they live?
Immature individual that has not yet reached reproductive maturity.
berries
forests on land — tropical, temperate, boreal
water often floods the land, lots of grass
Temperate mixed forest
Duration
live insects
Always hot and wet
This is me
Warm summer with almost no rain
most of Europe and Asia, various forests, steppes and tundra
Always very wet
Gamers
How are they built?
Temperate steppe
mm
Theoretical lifespan
ml
Stars
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My age?
wk
My size?
terrestrial
Asexual
swap
roots and plant tubers
Tusks size
Southeast Asia and islands, always hot and humid
underground tubers — potato, cyclamen, tulip
Who among us will transform as if by magic and become like {animal}?
Rabbits, falcons, red-eared turtles hang out for 6-9 years and party on their birthday four times a year
Where do they take shelter?
Denotes a grassland or steppe habitat preference.
Warm summer and lots of rain
inhabit and develop on land, outside water bodies
celebrated their {n} birthday
When you would have been born if you lived as {name}
Daddies
Lifespan maximum
47 to 74 kilograms, 1.2 – 2.8 meters
Domestic world
foraging
Hermaphrodite ⚥
embryo
summer warm, many oaks, birches, maples
Length
kg
lots of rain, warm and pleasant summer
Observations
hard nuts — acorns, hazelnuts, pine nuts
◉{N} more on tap
piglet
pupa
imago
adolescent
adolescent
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