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Our Newest Addition - Wild Boarvista 1680 vecesHaving obtained our License to Keep Dangerous Wild Animals from the Malvern Hills District Council, we have just purchased a wild boar, sow, and four wild piglets from Cleeve House Farm. Here's the boar as he took his first prowl around his field.
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Wild Boar's Snoutvista 9978 vecesLook at the length of his snout -- almost longer than his body.
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Wild Boarvista 608 vecesLooking quite content in the tall grass.
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Wild Sow Sleeping in the Tall Grassvista 582 vecesLooks more like the African jungle than sunny Worcestershire. The wild boar wrap themselves in tall grass, and almost make a nest for themselves.
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Richard Chamings (right) and Big and The Wild Boarvista 1296 vecesOur newly-arrived wild boar has a prolapse, possibly from all the rich, new grass at his new home. Here Big (left) and our vet, Richard Chamings operate on the boar's rear. Tranquilising a wild boar proved to be quite a challenge: he just didn't want to lie down.
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Richard Chamings Performing Surgery on the Wild Boarvista 752 veces
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Wild Sow Enjoying the Summer Afternoonvista 633 veces
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Richard Chamings With the Spring Hypodermic Needlevista 702 vecesGetting close to the wild boar proved to be quite a challenge. Richard was finally able to to administer the tranquiliser using a spring-loaded syringe.
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"New" Wild Boarvista 838 vecesWe picked him up on August 27 2005. The existing wild sow doesn't really like him, but so far he's kept his distance and there haven't been any real fights.
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Wild Boar Feeling Friskyvista 4775 veces
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Sunflowervista 603 vecesThis sunflower -- and only this one -- is growing along the fence in the wild boar field. The pigs haven't even touched it.
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Wild Boarvista 808 vecesThis is the young wild boar, almost laughing at me. I'd rather him laugh than chase me . . .
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