Wild Boar
The wild boar (or Sus scrofa), also known as the Eurasian wild pig, is a pig native throughout the temperate regions of Europe, Asia, and areas of Northern Africa. It has also been introduced to North America, South America and Oceania.
There are 16 recognised subspecies of the wild boar, varying in appearance. Their coat is made up of dark brown, coarse bristles, which form into a mane on the male’s neck. Wild boars have a large head which reaches up to a third of their body length, and, together with their powerful neck muscles, makes them adept at digging even into frozen ground.
Males are larger and heavier, reaching a size of 85cm to 100cm tall at the shoulder and 1.45m to 1.75m long, with a weight of 75kg to 130kg. Females grow to be 75cm to 90cm tall at the shoulder, 1.3m to 1.57m in length, and weigh between 60kg and 90kg.
Sus scrofa
Habitat needs
Space is stored as a minimum plus an amount per additional adult; the game's help adds that juveniles don't count. Plan a mixed habitat in the habitat planner.
Terrain
| Terrain | Minimum | Maximum |
|---|---|---|
| Grass | 10% | 50% |
| Sand | 10% | 50% |
| Soil | 30% | 50% |
| Rock | 0% | 20% |
| Snow | 0% | 100% |
Share of the habitat's terrain.
Shares a cohabitation group with 12
South East Asia Rainforest
African temperate group
Asian temperate group
Europe temperate group
Cohabitation groups are the game's own sets of species for mixed habitats. Check space, terrain and temperature for a group in the habitat planner.
Barriers with resistance grade 2 or higher 14
- 1-Way Glass grade 2 · $1
- Chain Link grade 2 · $1 · climbable
- Corrugated grade 2 · $1
- Rope Netting grade 2 · $2 · climbable
- Glass grade 3 · $2
- Wire Netting grade 3 · $2 · climbable
- Wood Logs grade 3 · $2 · climbable
- Acrylic grade 4 · $3
- Steel Mesh grade 4 · $3 · climbable
- Thick Glass grade 4 · $3
- Brick grade 5 · $4
- Concrete grade 5 · $4
- Gabion grade 5 · $4 · climbable
- Electric grade 6 · $0.80
At least 1.25 m high. No water barrier. Grades are the ones the game's barrier tooltips state.
Enrichment it uses 8
- Cardboard Box Toy · score 100 · $100
- Herb Scent Marker Toy · score 50 · $100
- Mud Bath Toy · score 150
- Rubbing Pad Bark Toy · score 100 · $100
- Rubbing Pad Toy · score 100 · $100
- Small Ball Toy · score 100 · $100
- Rubber Duck Toy · score 50 · $100
- Sprinkler Toy · score 100 · $100
Enrichment target: toys 100 + 10 per additional adult; feeders 5 + 3 per additional adult.
Food, life and breeding
- Food
- Herbivore Pellets + Fruit and Vegetables
- Food / drink amount
- 5 / 5
- Food cost, grade 1 / 2 / 3
- $111 / $149 / $149
- Feeders
- Food Trough - Large, Food Trough - Medium, Food Trough - Small, Barrel Feeder - Small, Forage Box, Melon Feeder, Suspended Veggie Feeder, Dog Ball, Wall Feeder - Large, Wall Feeder - Small, Wall Feeder - Medium
- Lifespan
- 13–27 yr
- Mature / prime / old / elderly
- 1 yr / 3 yr / 8 yr / 12 yr
- Gestation / between births
- 0.31 yr / 0.69 yr
- Litter
- 2–5
- Fertility
- 0.4
- Mating system
- Polygynous
- Breeds in
- Autumn
- Dominance
- Sounders led by dominant matriarch, male dominance based on size
- Ecosystem roles
- Soil Rooters, Medium Prey, Terrestrial Spore Dispersers, Grazers
- Wild population
- Unknown
- Guests flee if it escapes
- Yes
Female wild boars live in sounders led by an old matriarch, consisting of non-breeding females and mothers with their offspring. Adult males are solitary for most of the year, joining sounders only during the breeding season. Young and sub adult males live in bachelor groups.
Overview
- Scientific name
- Sus scrofa
- Class
- Mammalia
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
- Biome
- Wetlands, Tropical, Grassland, Temperate
- Continent
- Africa, Asia, Europe
- Cohabitation groups
- South East Asia Rainforest, African temperate group, Asian temperate group, Europe temperate group
- Content
- Base game