Wild Hogs Snout
Wild boars have very long, tough, thin snouts. The snout is used for
digging up soil so it can eat bugs, roots, and plant bulbs growing in the under
story growth of the beech and swamp trees. The rooting action of the hog causes
the most direct damage to the forest or a farmer’s field. A
hog only has one stomach, like a human it cannot digest cellulose material.
digging up soil so it can eat bugs, roots, and plant bulbs growing in the under
story growth of the beech and swamp trees. The rooting action of the hog causes
the most direct damage to the forest or a farmer’s field. A
hog only has one stomach, like a human it cannot digest cellulose material.
Wild Hog's Teeth/Tusks
Feral hogs have forty-four teeth, this consists of a group of four
continuously growing canine teeth called tusks. The upper tusks or whitters,
curls up and out and constantly rubs against the lower tusks putting a knifelike
edge to the lower tusks. An adult male can have tusks up to five inches in
length with an impressive curl before they are broken or worn from use. Females
have slightly smaller tusks but are just as deadly. Both sexes use their tusks
for defense and in addition the males use theirs to establish dominance during
breeding.
continuously growing canine teeth called tusks. The upper tusks or whitters,
curls up and out and constantly rubs against the lower tusks putting a knifelike
edge to the lower tusks. An adult male can have tusks up to five inches in
length with an impressive curl before they are broken or worn from use. Females
have slightly smaller tusks but are just as deadly. Both sexes use their tusks
for defense and in addition the males use theirs to establish dominance during
breeding.
Wild Hog's Skin
Under the skin on the front part of the body is a layer of
cartilage and scar tissue, called a shield. It continually develops like a
callus as the hog ages or from fighting. It can be one to two inches thick and
protects his ribs and shoulder from the tusks of other boars during fights for
territory or the favors of the female hogs. It has even been known to stop
small caliber bullets.
cartilage and scar tissue, called a shield. It continually develops like a
callus as the hog ages or from fighting. It can be one to two inches thick and
protects his ribs and shoulder from the tusks of other boars during fights for
territory or the favors of the female hogs. It has even been known to stop
small caliber bullets.
Wild Hog's Tail
A wild hog’s tail is usually straight and tufted at the tip. A
pure wild boar runs with their tail in an upright manner similar to the way
African wart hog’s tail is carried when they trot, while a feral and hybrid
hogs will vary in how they carry their tail.
pure wild boar runs with their tail in an upright manner similar to the way
African wart hog’s tail is carried when they trot, while a feral and hybrid
hogs will vary in how they carry their tail.