{"id":12207,"date":"2022-10-31T03:02:04","date_gmt":"2022-10-31T08:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.forestwildlife.org\/?p=12207"},"modified":"2022-11-05T06:29:10","modified_gmt":"2022-11-05T11:29:10","slug":"what-do-wild-boars-eat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.forestwildlife.org\/what-do-wild-boars-eat\/","title":{"rendered":"What Do Wild Boars Eat?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Wild boars are a common sight throughout the southern United States, though they are actually native to Europe, Asia, and Africa. Considering they live in so many different parts of the world, you may be wondering about their diet. What do wild boars eat, and do their food preferences change based on where they live? What are their favorite foods? Keep reading! In this article we\u2019ll answer all of these questions and more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Do Wild Boars Eat?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Wild boars<\/a> have been described as \u201cnature\u2019s own trash cans\u201d<\/em> and are sometimes considered the world\u2019s ultimate omnivores.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They eat both meat-based and plant-based material depending on what is most readily available at any given time where they live. They have even been known to eat indigestible materials that they forage from dumpsters.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, it seems there is nothing these wild pigs cannot eat. They have extremely strong stomachs and appear to be impervious to many toxins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They are native to parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia, but they can also be found in North and South America. Again, the specific foods they are most likely to eat will depend on what\u2019s available in a given region at a given time of year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wild boars need at least 4,000 to 4,500 calories a day. They forage for most of their food at dawn and dusk.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of the foods they commonly eat include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n