Why have the wild boar along the Costa del Sol lost their fear of urban environments? | Sur in English
https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/why-have-wild-boars-lost-their-fear-20250124080356-nt.html
Vets have warned that the animals have become accustomed to towns and cities and that the only way to control them is to apply a package of eight measures in all municipalities
2) BOARS🐗
Boars are familiars of Marishiten (摩利支天), goddess of 'victory and abundance'.
Pale-faced and brightly garbed, Marishiten is seen riding seven golden boars. She was particularly popular with warriors, and is worshipped at Kennin-ji's sub-temple Zenkyo-an (禅居庵 aka Marishiten-dō 摩利支天堂).
As he stood marveling, the old monk appeared once more and revealed himself to be the god of the mountain, Achisaka Myōjin (阿智坂明神), in disguise.
No sooner had Achisaka Myōjin stopped speaking than he transformed into an offering slip and was whisked away by a sacred wind to the mountain summit (where he resided).
Through the divine help of thousands of boars, Yoshimine-dera (善峯寺) was born🐗🐗🐗🐗
wider Suidae family contains many other species called pigs, #hog and #boars, including the giant forest hog (Hylochoerus meinertzhageni) from the rainforests of Africa which, despite its massive size, was only officially described in 1904. #TaxonomyTuesday #YearOfThePig
Frischling
Young Boar
Dezember 2019
#Wildschweine -> https://www.goehde.com/fotos/index.php?/category/1239
#gif #animation #säugetiere #animals #mammals #ungulates #boars
Pigs Have a Weird ‘Stealth Gene’ That Transforms Them Into Feral Hogs
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/animals/a43294202/feral-hog-genetics/
This is how a barnyard escapee can quickly resemble a feral hog, growing bigger and hairier in a matter of months.
Simona Kossak (1943–2007) was a Polish scientist, ecologist and environmental activist who dedicated her life to protecting the Białowieża Primeval Forest, the oldest forest in Europe. She was an extraordinary and fascinating personality, known for her close connection to nature and animals.
The locals often called her a "witch" because she lived in the seclusion of the forest and seemed to have a special relationship with the animals. Her pet "terror crow" was known for stealing gold and attacking cyclists - an anecdote that is often told. She lived in her small wooden hut, which had neither electricity nor running water, for over 30 years. A lynx occasionally slept in her bed, and a tame wild boar shared her home.
Lol, good twin hating the squeals but evil twin loving it
Wildschweine / Wild boar / Sanglier
Dezember 2019
https://archive.org/details/077431
#Wildschweine -> https://www.goehde.com/fotos/index.php?/category/1239
#sanglier #susscrofa #frischlinge #eber #sau #säugetiere #animals #mammals #ungulates #boars #video #foto #fotografie #photo #photography #slide #slideshow
Running routes in the last couple of weeks. 4/4 🙂
#running #trailrunning #sandalRunner #japan #osaka #forest #boars #treetopPath
🌫️SMOKE TO PIG🐷
In the Edo period it was common to use smoke as a simple mosquito repellant, but as most buildings were made of paper and wood many people in built up areas were concerned about naked flames.
Boars, as familiars of the fire deity, became linked to fire protection.
National park wild boar contain five-times more toxic PFAS than humans allowed to eat, study finds #AnimalRights #wildlife #boars #NationalPark #environment #PFAS https://phys.org/news/2024-06-national-wild-boar-toxic-pfas.html
Ferkel schnüffelt im Schlamm
#Wildschwein #Frischling #Säugetiere #Wildschweine #animation #gif
#animals #mammals #ungulates #boars
In the region #Berlin/#Brandenburg you don't find any stones, besides those brought there by humans.
Every stone there once was has been crumbled to dust by the advancing and retreating glaciers of the last ice age.
In the Middle Ages, the extremely fine white sand earned the region the name "The Holy Roman Empire's sandbox".
Whilst bears (which gave Berlin her coat of arms) have been eradicated by hunters in the XVI/XVII century, #wolves and wild #boars still roam these forests.
Maria Klass-Kazanowska, 'Wild pigs in the forest' (1897)
#art #animals #OtherAnimals #pigs #boars #pug #biar #forest #woods #painter #female #Polish painting
Scientists finally figured out what's making German wild boars radioactive, and it's not just Chernobyl
Bavarian wild boars have remained radioactive despite levels of contaminants falling in other species. Scientists have now discovered the reason for this — truffles contaminated by the fallout from Cold War nuclear weapons tests.
https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/scientists-finally-figured-out-whats-making-german-wild-boars-radioactive-and-its-not-just-chernobyl #germany #boars #radioactive #chernobyl #bavaria #fallout
