The wild boar is the wild ancestor of the domestic pig. It is native in woodlands across much of Central Europe, the Mediterranean Region (including North Africa's Atlas Mountains) and much of Asia as far south as Indonesia, and has been widely introduced elsewhere.
The animals are usually nocturnal, foraging from dusk until dawn but with resting periods during both night and day. They eat almost anything they come across, including nuts, berries, carrion, roots, tubers, refuse, insects, small reptiles--even young deer and lambs.

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Ce porc sauvage originaire d’Europe adore les fourrés marécageux. Il est souvent solitaire. Sa tendance à retourner la terre pour chercher sa nourriture provoque beaucoup de dégâts aux prairies.
Les sangliers peuvent parcourir des distances très importantes, traverser des fleuves et des routes, ce qui occasionne de nombreuses collisions. Néanmoins les individus chercheront à revenir sur leur territoire dès que possible.