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Cub guards repel wild boars
The incident occurred in some kind of small village in the mountains on the southern slope of the Greater Caucasus, the specific time is unknown, but looking at the quality of the video, this incident may have a history of more than 10 or 20 years.
At that time, a farmer drove his lactating sows and piglets to the mountains to eat some wild vegetables and move their bodies a little. The sow had been kept for several years, and there was no fear that it would run away, not to mention that it was still carrying its cubs at this time. But the sow itself was not surprised, but an accident from the outside world happened: a swarthy wild boar suddenly rushed down the hill and ran straight towards the piglets.
The farmer didn't have a shotgun with him today, and he didn't dare to move, so he could only wait and see.
The sow sensed that the comer was not good, and decisively rushed to the wild boar, blocked the wild boar with her shoulder, and then tried to bite the wild boar with her teeth. The farmer was taken aback for a moment and immediately took out his mobile phone to take a video. I saw that the wild boar was stopped by a sow that was larger than herself, and she was unable to break through the sow's defense. But it didn't want to give up at all, so it took the sow on its head and started spinning in circles trying to shake it off. But the sow was determined to protect her cubs, and she followed the pace of the wild boar, which gradually lost its strength and produced a decline.
After a few moments, the boar finally realized that he had hit a hard stubble and began to tighten his steps and run to the side, while the sow followed closely behind, still trying to bite the boar's body. The speed of the wild boar was much faster, and it quickly escaped from the picture, and the sow knew that she could not catch up with it, so she stayed where she was and watched vigilantly in the direction where the wild boar left for a long time.
After returning to calm, the farmers were shocked, and they all said that wild boars were strong in combat, but how could they not even beat domestic pigs? It seems that the power of maternal love is really strong.
Although the cub guard allows the sow to explode its potential, the combat effectiveness of domestic pigs has actually been underestimated by humans.
Wild boars and pigs
When it comes to pigs, most people only think of one thing – the origin of pork, but the term "pig" actually encompasses many other species with different characteristics. However, this term generally refers to domestic animals that are used for livestock. And their wild counterparts are called wild boars.
All wild boars are pigs, but not all pigs are wild boars, which means that wild boars are a type of pig. Some people would think that wild boars are just pigs that evolved in the wild, while pigs are domestic animals that are bred for domestic animals. However, pigs and wild boars are two different animals, and they both have their own unique characteristics.
In general, pigs refer to all swine species found in Europe, Asia and North Africa. Wild boars, warthogs, and warthogs all belong to the swine family. Domestic pigs are a common breed of pigs, but these domestic pigs also originated from wild boars, but after being domesticated by humans for many years and thousands of years, there are gradually obvious differences.
Wild boars have long been seen as a symbol of danger, while domestic pigs have a simple and somewhat dirty feeling. Therefore, in terms of combat effectiveness, wild boars have never been questioned that they will lose to domestic pigs, but this is not the case.
Domestic pigs VS wild boars
Wild boars, as the name suggests, usually live in the wild – forests, grasslands, and tropical jungles. Since wild boars seek out plant food, they usually inhabit areas with lush vegetation. Domestic pigs, on the other hand, are raised in pigstys and outdoor yards. While they have easier access to food that is suitable for their body and health, they have a limited range of motion compared to wild boars.
Therefore, there is no doubt that the ability of wild boars to move is definitely stronger than that of domestic pigs.
In addition, wild boars are omnivores and feed mainly on plants such as nuts, fruits, and tubers. However, domestic animals feed on a mix of nutrient-dense foods, which may include corn, wheat, and other plant foods and supplements to help them grow bigger and heavier.
So the body of wild boars will also be healthier than domestic pigs.
A very clear difference between pigs and wild boars is their teeth. Despite the fact that their teeth or tooth structure are identical, wild boars have significantly larger teeth than domestic pigs. The lower canines of a wild boar protrude too long from the lower jaw, so as long as you see the long fangs exposed, there is a high probability that it is a wild boar. Some wild boar species, such as the giant forest pig, have lower canines clearly visible from their mouths. These canines resemble fangs. Whereas, domestic pigs usually do not have such long canine teeth, and as domestic animals, their canine teeth are usually trimmed.
Therefore, the teeth of wild boars are stronger than those of domestic pigs.
said three points in a row about the advantages of wild boars, including movement ability, physical health and attack power, so isn't it more powerful to fight wild boars? In fact, for animals, especially land animals with convenient activities, body size is the best reference value for combat effectiveness.
Size and weight are the most obvious differences between pigs and wild boars. Domestic pigs are much larger and heavier than wild boars, but there's a reason for that. Because domestic pigs are raised as livestock, they are well fed and well cared for. Pigs come in a wide range of sizes, depending on their use. Some pigs are small, while others are large, such as Yorkshire pigs, which can weigh up to 400 kilograms.
Conventional wild boars are actually really small, about 1.2-1.5 meters, and sometimes weigh up to 113 kilograms. Since they forage in the wild, they usually don't grow as big as domestic pigs. However, the largest wild boar species, the giant forest boar, can grow up to 2.1 meters, while the heaviest wild boar is the Eurasian wild boar, which weighs up to 320 kilograms.
Domestic pigs, on the other hand, are usually 1.5-2 meters tall and weigh between 110 and 350 kilograms. Since domestic pigs are bred to be heavier, some breeds can grow larger. The largest domestic pig in history is said to be in a village in Wafangdian, Liaoning Province, on the mainland, with a body length of 2.5 meters, a waist circumference of 2.23 meters, a tusk length of 14.4 centimeters, and a weight of 900 kilograms!
postscript
Therefore, no matter how much advantage the wild boar has in other aspects, the size of the domestic pig is the peak that the wild boar cannot overcome, and the wild boar cannot beat the domestic pig when the magnitude difference is too large.
However, if the magnitude is about the same, the advantage of the wild boar can still be played.