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This wild boar was shot on farmland in the south of England. Escapes from wild boar farms have led, during the 1990's, to two free-living, breeding populations in England, one in Kent & East Sussex, and a smaller one in Dorset. The animals appear to be pure-bred wild stock. |
TAXONOMY |
- Dental Formula : 3.1.4.3 / 3.1.4.3 = 44
 | 1.Wild Boar skull, male, lateral view. |
 |  | 2. Ventral view. 3. Anterior view. Left, back of skull damaged (gunshot) |
| Details of Specimens Illustrated |
- Image 1,2 & 3
- Wild Boar xxxSus scrofa
- Sex - male
- Stage - adult (3rd molar erupting)
- Area collected - S E England
- Source - Loan from M Goulding
- Measurements
Condylobasal length 356mm Zygomatic width 160mm Cheek tooth row length 124mm Interorbital width 82mm Nasal length 190mm Greatest width of nasals 43mm Scientific Name : Sus - "pig", (latin)
Scientific Name : scrofa - "breeding sow", (latin) - Sex - male
- Web Links & References
- British Wild Boar Website for the latest news on the progress of the UK population, plus lots of info on the natural history of wild boars.
- Anon (1998) Current Status and Potential Impact of the Wild Boar in the English Countryside: a risk assessment.
MAFF Central Science Lab Report, October 1988 - Anon (1998) Current Status and Potential Impact of the Wild Boar in the English Countryside: a risk assessment.