boar
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The exact cause of the outbreak is still unclear, and an initial investigation has ruled out a possible leak from an animal research facility located near the first boar to be found infected.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
If you should happen to dream up a scene in which a man runs screaming around the jungle with a wild boar strapped to his head, he’s the obvious pick to pull it off.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025
But now the ancient woodland is being revitalised with the pigs - half wild boar, half Tamworth - which are turning over the soil.
From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025
"Where we have problems, and where everyone in Europe has problems, is with the wild boar population, because there is overpopulation," said Higuera.
From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025
More than two dozen full-grown sows, plus the young pigs and the boar with the grey, bristling back.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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"Beowulf," Vocabulary from the epic poem
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"Boar Out There" by Cynthia Rylant
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