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MAINZ, Germany An orphaned wild boar piglet has found a new family: a herd of milk cows.
"I spotted the little fellow about two weeks ago," 16-year old Jakob Kraft told NBC News from his family's farm near the German town of Goettingen. "We thought it was quite funny that the little boar was mingling among the cows on our meadow."
The piglet appears to have been adopted by the herd.
"We have seen the cows gently push the boar with their heads, I think they like him," said Kraft, who is an apprentice in electrical engineering.
The farmer's family, which lives near a forest in the state of Lower Saxony and owns 30 cows, believes that the bristly fellow is orphaned. "We have seen no other wild boar for weeks," Kraft said.
The boar has been named Johann, but Kraft said that he had not come closer than three feet to the wild animal so far.
"When we bring the herd back into the stables at the end of the month, we will see if the piglet tags along or if it goes back into the woods," he added.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/orphaned-wild-boar-piglet-adopted-30-cows-germany-n439326
shenmue
(38,501 posts)joeybee12
(56,177 posts)Last edited Tue Oct 6, 2015, 05:39 PM - Edit history (1)
Wonder if the boar will become a little domesticated being around other animals that already are?
Liberal_in_LA
(44,397 posts)joeybee12
(56,177 posts)I wonder if it will ever get used to humans, though.
Boudica the Lyoness
(2,899 posts)in the bovine world. lol.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)Or maybe the little guy was only accepted by 29 of the 30!
Boudica the Lyoness
(2,899 posts)She's showing the little chap her horns and is challenging him. It's not the angle. We have cattle and I've seen this many times. Look at her eyes as well - she's pissed.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)Still, apparently the little guy is sticking around so he has other friends within the herd.
Boudica the Lyoness
(2,899 posts)She reminds me of a cow we had years ago. She had crazy eyes and was always wanting to pick fights. She even attacked a porcupine and had quills all over her head, behind her ears even. She had quills in all four of her feet/legs. We put her in a head gate and pulled them all out.
I do love cows though and find most of them to be gentle creatures.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)Maybe she was the only one who figured out that, hey, this isn't an ordinary calf!