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Wild boar Fun facts for kids
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The wild boar lives in forests and fields, Europe and Asia and eats roots and acorns, also worms.
- Where it lives
- in forests and fields, Europe and Asia
- What it eats
- roots and acorns, also worms
- How big it is
- as heavy as a grown-up
Fun facts about the wild boar
The ones Sammy likes best. She tells them in the game, too.
Baby wild boars are born with pale stripes that make them look like little watermelons.
Every pig on a farm comes from the wild boar, even tiny pet pigs!
Wild boars roll in mud to cool down, because they can hardly sweat. Mud is their air conditioner!
A wild boar can smell yummy food hiding deep under the ground, even special mushrooms called truffles.
Wild boars look chunky, but they can run as fast as a car in town and jump over a fence.
Wild boars are great swimmers and have even swum from one island to another.
A male boar's bottom tusks never stop growing, and he keeps them sharp by rubbing them on his top ones.
Some wild boars have moved into big cities and wander around the streets near people's homes.
Riddle
Can a friend guess it?
Read the clues to someone, one at a time, without saying the animal. How many clues do they need? Fewer is better, just like in the game.
I live in forests and fields, and I am busiest at night.
I roll in mud to cool down, because I can hardly sweat.
I can smell tasty food hiding deep under the ground, even special mushrooms called truffles.
I look chunky, but I can run fast, jump over a fence and even swim between islands.
I dig up the ground with my snout, and my striped babies look like little watermelons.
Sammy might be thinking of a wild boar.
In Thought Zoo, Sammy picks an animal and you ask her yes-or-no questions to find it. You'll find the wild boar in the Woods adventure.
Play the WoodsComing to iPad, iPhone and Android on 12 January 2027
