Philippe Clement / Two Wild boars (Sus scrofa) fighting in the snow, captive, Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany, March

Fabrice Cahez / Seven Wild boars (Sus scrofa) running away, Vosges, France, May

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) inquisitive piglet, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, UK, March. Did you know? In the Middle Ages Wild boars were considered 'Beasts of Venery', a prestigious quarry only hunted...

Axel Gomille / Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) resting on rocks with wild boar (Sus scrofa) in the background. Karnataka, India, March.

Axel Gomille / Encounter between sub-adult Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) and a Wild Boar (Sus scrofa). Karnataka, India, March.

Axel Gomille / Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) cub and mother behind a Wild Boar (Sus scrofa). Karnataka, India, March.

Florian Möllers / Forester George Majumder demonstrating remainder of front leg of Wild boar (Sus scrofa) as prey item of White-tailed Sea eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla), Berlin, Germany, May 2008

Florian Möllers / Pedestrian and cyclist observe Wild boars (Sus scrofa) on the curb of Argentinische Allee, Berlin, Germany, March 2007

Laurent Geslin / Group of adult and young Wild boars (Sus scrofa) searching for food on a street in Barcelona, Spain

Laurent Geslin / Group of Wild boars (Sus scrofa) searching for food at night on a street in Barcelona, Spain

Edwin Giesbers / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) piglets, the Netherlands, April

Edwin Giesbers / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) resting, close up of snout and trotters, the Netherlands, April