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Keg · March 8, 2012, 01:37 PM

Wild Boar Facts: Wild Boar Skin and Coat
59. The skin of wild boar is very thick, with pads of subcutaneuos adipose tissue but very little blood supply. It is in effect an armour virtually rendering the boar immune to insect or viper bites (unless attacked in more vulnerable points), or punctures from spiney plants within the woods in which it lives.

60. The boar is nearly completely covered (with the exception of parts of the head and the lower parts of the legs) with rigid bristles.

61. These bristles, mixed with a finer and softer fur undercoat, enable the animal to thermally isolate its body from external temperatures.

62. On the forehead and shoulders the boars mantle forms a type of mane, more evident on some sub-species than others.

63. When the animal is irritated or frightened the mane becomes straightened, rendering the appearance of the boar larger and more solid than reality.

64. The boars winter coat is thick ("folto") and dark in colour.

65. During the spring months the majority of the undercoat and bristles are shed and the boar takes on a lighter colour.

66. The general colour of a boars coat varies according to population and region. The colour ranges from tawny-brown to grey-black.

67. Whitish, although not albino, boar have been known to occur in central Asia. In western Russia ther are many red boar, and in Manchuria there are many examples of nearly black boar.

68. Very rarely (about three boar in every 100 years) adult boars with large and dark mantles are recorded. Such boar are mutations from the more recent crossing of boar with domestic pigs.

Just something I found on boar in Europe/Asia.....

March 8, 2012, 01:37 PM	#52
Keg Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2011 Location: Freestone County, Texas Posts: 1,133	Wild Boar Facts: Wild Boar Skin and Coat 59. The skin of wild boar is very thick, with pads of subcutaneuos adipose tissue but very little blood supply. It is in effect an armour virtually rendering the boar immune to insect or viper bites (unless attacked in more vulnerable points), or punctures from spiney plants within the woods in which it lives. 60. The boar is nearly completely covered (with the exception of parts of the head and the lower parts of the legs) with rigid bristles. 61. These bristles, mixed with a finer and softer fur undercoat, enable the animal to thermally isolate its body from external temperatures. 62. On the forehead and shoulders the boars mantle forms a type of mane, more evident on some sub-species than others. 63. When the animal is irritated or frightened the mane becomes straightened, rendering the appearance of the boar larger and more solid than reality. 64. The boars winter coat is thick ("folto") and dark in colour. 65. During the spring months the majority of the undercoat and bristles are shed and the boar takes on a lighter colour. 66. The general colour of a boars coat varies according to population and region. The colour ranges from tawny-brown to grey-black. 67. Whitish, although not albino, boar have been known to occur in central Asia. In western Russia ther are many red boar, and in Manchuria there are many examples of nearly black boar. 68. Very rarely (about three boar in every 100 years) adult boars with large and dark mantles are recorded. Such boar are mutations from the more recent crossing of boar with domestic pigs. Just something I found on boar in Europe/Asia..... __________________ Hog Hunters never die........They just reload.........