WEIRD FACTS ABOUT
BOAR

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BOAR

The upper tusks of a wild boar are called 'honours', the lower tusks are 'rippers'. When the boar opens and closes its mouth, the tusks rub against each other which keeps them sharp.

Both Adonis, in Greek myth, and Gwydre, daughter of King Arthur, are said to have been killed by wild boars.


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