A new genetic study examines an unusually large hybridization event that followed the Fukushima nuclear accident, when escaped domestic pigs bred with wild boar. The research shows that domestic pig ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Domestic pigs escaped Fukushima farms after the 2011 disaster and hybridized with wild boar, creating a thriving population in the ...

My trail camera captured a group of wild boars exploring this area together. At first, they seemed curious, sniffing the ground and checking out their surroundings. Soon, their attention shifted to ...

Accelerometers reading the behavior of wild boars can pick up when animals are infected with a fatal virus. Behavioral sensors attached to wild boars have been used to detect when animals are sick ...