Diapositiva 1

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SUS SCROFA WILD BOAR CINGHIALE
Scientific classification
kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Artiodactila
Family Suidae
Genus Sus
Species S. Scrofa
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Im an omnivorous gregarious mammal of the
biological family Suidae. Im native across much
of Central Europe the Mediterranean Region
(including North Africas Atlas Mountains) and
much of Asia as far south as Indonesia. Adult
boars average 120-180 cm in length and have
a shoulder height of 90 cm In Italy their
weight usually ranges from 80 to 100
kg The continuously growing tusks (the canine
teeth) serve as weapons and tools.
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Im the wild ancestor of the domestic pig. My
body is compact my head is large, my legs are
relatively short. My fur consists of stiff
bristles and usually finer fur. Adult males are
not part of the sounder outside of a breeding
cycle, two to three per year, and are usually
occurs in a secluded area away from the
sounder a litter will typically contain 8-12
piglets.
Istituto Comprensivo di Cavaglià - Italy
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My colour usually varies from dark grey to black
or brown, but there are great regional
differences in colour during winter my for is
much denser. Wild boar piglets are coloured
differently from adults, being a soft brown with
longitudinal darker stripes. The stripes fade by
the piglet is about half-grown, when the animal
takes on the adults grizzled grey or brown
colour
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We are usually nocturnal animals, foraging from
dusk until dawn but with resting periods during
both night and day. We eat almost anything we
come a cross, including grass, nuts, berries
carrion Roots, tubers, refuse, insects, small
reptiles-even young deer and lambs. We are the
only hoofed animals known to dig burrows
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If surprised or cornered, a boar (and
particularly a sow with her piglets) can and will
defend itself and its young with intense vigor.
The male lowers its head, charges, and then
slashes upward with his tusks. The female, whose
tusks are not visible, charges with her head up,
mouth wide, and bites. Such attacks are not often
fatal to humans, but may result in severe trauma,
dismemberment, or blood loss.
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We drew .. And we wrote much!
The teacher show us the stuffed animals