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Our Newest Addition - Wild Boarvu 1607 foisHaving 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 Snoutvu 9812 foisLook at the length of his snout -- almost longer than his body.
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Wild Boarvu 528 foisLooking quite content in the tall grass.
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Wild Sow Sleeping in the Tall Grassvu 503 foisLooks 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 Boarvu 991 foisOur 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 Boarvu 675 fois
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Wild Sow Enjoying the Summer Afternoonvu 548 fois
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Richard Chamings With the Spring Hypodermic Needlevu 649 foisGetting 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 Boarvu 764 foisWe 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 Friskyvu 4635 fois
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Sunflowervu 537 foisThis 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 Boarvu 717 foisThis is the young wild boar, almost laughing at me. I'd rather him laugh than chase me . . .
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