Wild Wonders of Europe / Zacek / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) herd with snow covered noses from feeding, Alam-Pedja Nature reserve, Estonia, February 2006

Sven Zacek / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) swimming with head above water in Suur Emajogi River. Alam-Pedja Nature Reserve, Tartumaa, Southern Estonia. November.

Dave Bevan / Juvenile male Wild boar (Sus scrofa) fighting to establish seniority, Gloucestershire, England, UK, December.

Luke Massey / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) piglets suckling from mother, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, UK, May.

Luke Massey / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) piglets resting, with mother nearby, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, UK, May.

Luke Massey / Low angle shot of Wild boar (Sus scrofa) piglets running towards parent, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, UK, May.

Luke Massey / Two Wild boar (Sus scrofa) feeding in woodland with piglets, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, UK, May.

Luke Massey / Close-up of a Wild boar (Sus scrofa) piglet feeding, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, UK, May.

Luke Massey / Close-up of a Wild boar (Sus scrofa) approaching a remote camera and knocking it over, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, UK, May.

Edwin Giesbers / Close-up of a litter of Wild boar (Sus scrofa) piglets sleeping on top of their mother, with another piglet joining, Germany, January. Captive.

Edwin Giesbers / Close-up of a litter of Wild boar (Sus scrofa) piglets sleeping on top of their mother, with another piglet joining, Germany, January. Captive.

Edwin Giesbers / Close-up of a litter of Wild boar (Sus scrofa) piglets sleeping on top of their mother, Germany, January. Captive.

Bence Mate / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) at night with the milky way in the background, Gyulaj, Tolna, Hungary. August. Taken using long exposure with flash at night. Winner of the Mammals Category of the GDT Awards 20...

Staffan Widstrand / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) in old mixed conifer and broadleaf forest, Punia Forest Reserve, Lithuania, May.

Laurent Geslin / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) female with one-day baby, near Geneva, Switzerland

Laurent Geslin / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) litter of one-day babies, near Geneva, Switzerland

Luke Massey / 2020VISION / Wild boar piglet (Sus scrofa) with leaf stuck on its nose, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, UK, April.

Danny Green / Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) in woodlands. Holland, Europe, November.

Fabrice Cahez / Three wild Boar (Sus scrofa) crossing snow covered field, Vosges, France, January

Martin Dohrn / Starlight camera image in moonlight of Eurasian wild boar (Sus scrofa) feeding on carcass of Spotted deer stag (Axis axis) watched by Asian water buffalo (Bubalas bubalas) while the leopard (Panthera...

Fabrice Cahez / Group of Wild boar (Sus scrofa) silhouetted, Vosges, France, June

Klaus Echle / Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) piglets running. Black Forest, Germany, April.

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) female moving through forest, defensive of piglets, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, UK, March 2011

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) female crossing forest track, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, UK, March. Did you know? In heraldry the boar is supposed to symbolise courage and a white boar was the badge of K...

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) female, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, UK, March

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) piglet and mother in forest, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, UK, March

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) female and piglets in forest, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, UK, March

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) female in forest, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, UK, March

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) female smelling air for scent of human, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, UK, March

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) female on forest track, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, UK, March

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) piglets, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, UK, March

Fabrice Cahez / Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) family walking across frosty field. Vosges, France, January.

Fabrice Cahez / Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) chasing a Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) in a field. Vosges, France, July.

Fabrice Cahez / Young Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) sitting in grass. Vosges, France, July.

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) female in woodland undergrowth, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, UK, March

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) female in woodland undergrowth smelling air for scent of human, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, UK, March. Photographer quote: 'I am not sure if it was my lack of smelly shower...

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) female in woodland undergrowth, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, UK, March. 2020VISION Exhibition. 2020VISION Book Plate.

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) female in woodland undergrowth sniffing air for scent of human, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, UK, March, Highly commended, Animal Portraits, British Wildlife Photography Awar...

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) female in woodland undergrowth, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, UK, March

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) piglet in woodland undergrowth, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, UK, March. Photographer quote: "Getting down and dirty with this wild boar piglet meant that I had to eat the fo...

Edwin Giesbers / Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) walking in snow. The Netherlands, January.

Edwin Giesbers / Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) males fighting in snow. The Netherlands, January.

Edwin Giesbers / Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) males fighting in snow as Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) take flight. The Netherlands, January.

Edwin Giesbers / Three Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) foraging in snow. The Netherlands, January.

Edwin Giesbers / Three juvenile Wild Boar (Sus scrofa). The Netherlands, January.

Florian Möllers / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) sow and piglets foraging in a city garden, Argentinischen Allee, Berlin, Germany, March 2007

Florian Möllers / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) piglets beside road in the Grunewald forest, Berlin, Germany, March

Florian Möllers / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) piglet resting beside road, Berlin, Germany, March 2007

Ernie Janes / RF- Domestic pig, hybrid large white sow and piglets in sty, UK, September 2010. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Laurent Geslin / Urban Wild boar (Sus scrofa) searching for food in on the streets at night, Barcelona, Spain, August

Laurent Geslin / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) running across a road at night in Barcelona, Spain

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

Laurent Geslin / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) standing by a lamppost at night in Barcelona, Spain

Laurent Geslin / Young man watches Wild boar family (Sus scrofa) searching for food on a street in Barcelona, Spain

Laurent Geslin / Wildboar (Sus scrofa) on street in Barcelona

Edwin Giesbers / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) mother watching over tiny piglets, the Netherlands, April

Edwin Giesbers / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) female with piglets from two different litters, the Netherlands, April

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

Laurent Geslin / Group of Wild Boar (Sus Scrofa) trotting through forest of Rambouillet, near Paris, France. Autumn.

Dietmar Nill / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) beside busstop in town, South Germany

Sven Zacek / Portrat of a Wild boar (Sus scrofa) foraging in the snow, Winter, Estonia.

Florian Möllers / People watching Wild boar (Sus scrofa) family crossing pavement, Argentinische Allee, Berlin, Germany, March 2007.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Cairns / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) Alladale Wilderness Reserve, Scotland, March 2009

Andy Rouse / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) sow with five piglets, Kent, UK

Andy Rouse / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) in woodland, Kent, UK

Wild Wonders of Europe / López / Wild boars (Sus scrofa) in long grass, Kemeri National Park, Latvia, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Smit / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) in light morning mist feeding on swamp plants during low water tide in flood plains of the Danube, Gornje Podunavlje Special Nature Reserve, Serbia, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Smit / Rear view of two Wild boars (Sus scrofa) crossing swamp, Gornje Podunavlje Special Nature Reserve, Serbia, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Smit / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) running, Gornje Podunavlje Special Nature Reserve, Serbia, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Smit / Rear view of Wild boar (Sus scrofa) walking along water's edge, Gornje Podunavlje Special Nature Reserve, Serbia, June 2009

Bruno D'Amicis / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) piglets feeding in front of city supermarket, with people watching. Berlin, Germany

Dietmar Nill / Wild boar (Sus scrofa), sniffing tree stump, silhouetted by sun, Germany

Christoph Becker / Wild boar piglet {Sus scrofa} Germany - captive

Christoph Becker / Wild boar piglets playing (Sus scrofa) Germany

WILLIAM OSBORN / Close-up to face and eye of female Wild boar {Sus scrofa} UK. Captive

Duncan Usher / Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) three piglets playing, Europe

Cyril Ruoso / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) female walking along path. Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. May.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) semi wild, Scotland, UK, June.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) semi wild, Scotland, UK, June.

Jed Weingarten / Wild Wonders of China / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) Tangjiahe Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province, China. April.

Pedro Narra / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) portrait, Sado Estuary, Portugal. July

Fabrice Cahez / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) running, Vosges, France, July.

Fabrice Cahez / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) female and piglets, Vosges, France, July.

Fabrice Cahez / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) female, Vosges, France, July.

Fabrice Cahez / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) females with piglets, Vosges, France, July.

Fabrice Cahez / Wild boar (Sus scrofa )two females walking with large number of piglets, one leading the other taking up the rear, Vosges, France, July.

Philippe Clement / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) in autumn forest, Bavarian Forest, Germany, October, captive

Bruno D'Amicis / Wild boars (Sus scrofa) drinking at water pool in old-growth Beech (Fagus sylvatica) forest. Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park / Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise UNESCO World Herita...

Bruno D'Amicis / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) male at edge of old-growth Beech forest. UNESCO World Heritage Site. Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park, Italy. June 2017

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) standing in a forest , Tangjiahe National Nature Reserve,Qingchuan County, Sichuan province, China

Valeriy Maleev / RF - Wild boar (Sus scrofa) Irkutsk, Siberia, Russia. October. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Valeriy Maleev / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) Irkutsk, Siberia, Russia. October.

Valeriy Maleev / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) Irkutsk, Siberia, Russia. October.

Valeriy Maleev / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) Irkutsk, Siberia, Russia. November.

Valeriy Maleev / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) Irkutsk, Siberia, Russia. November.

Valeriy Maleev / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) Irkutsk, Siberia, Russia. October.