wild boar
noun
: an Old World wild hog (Sus scrofa) from which most domestic swine have been derived
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That largely involves keeping a lid on the population of feral animals such as wild boar and camels.
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Angus Watson, CNN Money, 25 June 2025
Both 10,000 years ago and today, wild boars are large and aggressive mammals that live fairly independently.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 June 2025
But even harder to find than bison is grass-fed, regeneratively raised elk, venison or wild boar, all of which Force of Nature specializes in.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Some roughly 8,000-year-old pig teeth now offer evidence that the mammals were first domesticated from wild boar in South China.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 June 2025
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Angus Watson, CNN Money, 25 June 2025
Both 10,000 years ago and today, wild boars are large and aggressive mammals that live fairly independently.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 June 2025
But even harder to find than bison is grass-fed, regeneratively raised elk, venison or wild boar, all of which Force of Nature specializes in.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Some roughly 8,000-year-old pig teeth now offer evidence that the mammals were first domesticated from wild boar in South China.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 June 2025
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“Wild boar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wild%20boar. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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