Feral Pigs.

This article presents information on feral pigs. The feral pig arrived in North America in 1893 when a herd of 50 animals was brought from Germany's Black Forest to a hunting preserve in New Hampshire's Blue Mountains. Feral pigs, also known as wild boar or feral hogs, do exhibit many of the same behavioral characteristics as domestic pigs, such as wallowing in mud to protect themselves from the heat and from the sun's harmful ways. Like many animals, pigs are emboldened by the size of their group and are more aggressive towards humans en masse than when encountered singly or in groups of five or fewer. The feral pig is omnivorous. Though they mate anytime, these wild pigs usually do so twice per year: summer and winter. They are found in swamps, mountain forests, ridges, and in scrub brush.