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Wild boars have one of the worst reputations among wild ungulates. They are reputed to have a pleasure to kill humans, especially if you stumble upon a [[Mama Bear|sow]] with piglets. At least, this is what most people think about these animals. In [[Real Life]] boars are not more dangerous than most other ungulates of similar size. If they are not provoked, they'll not charge you anymore; they do battle only for self-defense against their predators. |
Wild boars have one of the worst reputations among wild ungulates. They are reputed to have a pleasure to kill humans, especially if you stumble upon a [[Mama Bear|sow]] with piglets. At least, this is what most people think about these animals. In [[Real Life]] boars are not more dangerous than most other ungulates of similar size. If they are not provoked, they'll not charge you anymore; they do battle only for self-defense against their predators. |
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It's true, however, that sows might charge if they see their young menaced; but again, this is a common thing among wild mammals. Try to menace elk or deer fawns and you'll probably get a similar response. And nobody in Fictionland seems ever to consider that baby boars [http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01404/Boar-Jack-Russell_1404041i.jpg are among the cutest young mammals], with their brightly colored stripes. Never mind boars are among the most intelligent ungulates in [[Real Life]], they are easily tamed if raised young and can be used in the same way as their domestic tusk-less descendants (like searching for truffles). |
It's true, however, that sows might charge if they see their young menaced; but again, this is a common thing among wild mammals. Try to menace elk or deer fawns and you'll probably get a similar response. And nobody in Fictionland seems ever to consider that baby boars [https://web.archive.org/web/20190924182426/http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01404/Boar-Jack-Russell_1404041i.jpg are among the cutest young mammals], with their brightly colored stripes. Never mind boars are among the most intelligent ungulates in [[Real Life]], they are easily tamed if raised young and can be used in the same way as their domestic tusk-less descendants (like searching for truffles). |
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Boars make really one of the few exceptions, along with bulls, [[Rhino Rampage|rhinos]] and buffalo, of ungulates qualifying as [[Carnivore Confusion|bad guys]] in pop-consciousness. See [[What Measure Is a Non-Cute?]]. |
Boars make really one of the few exceptions, along with bulls, [[Rhino Rampage|rhinos]] and buffalo, of ungulates qualifying as [[Carnivore Confusion|bad guys]] in pop-consciousness. See [[What Measure Is a Non-Cute?]]. |
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