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  • The wild boar of the wood, (Psalms 80: 13) is the common Sus scrofa which is frequently met with in the woody parts of Palestine, especially in Mount Tabor.

    Smith's Bible Dictionary 1884

  • All told, Sus scrofa causes an estimated $800 million in property damage each year.

    The Boar War 2009

  • All told, Sus scrofa causes an estimated $800 million in property damage each year.

    The Boar War 2009

  • Spotted deer Cervus axis, estimates of which vary between 52,600 and 80,000, and wild boar Sus scrofa, estimated at 20,000, are the principal prey of the tiger, which also has a notorious reputation for man-eating.

    Sundarbans, Bangladesh 2009

  • Introduced pig Sus scrofa, cats, mongoose Herpestes auropunctatus, dogs, birds, and a very large number of invertebrates including Argentine ant Iridomyrmex humilis, have colonized parts of the park environment.

    Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, United States 2009

  • There are large populations of red deer Cervus elaphus, roe deer Capreolus capreolus, and wild boar Sus scrofa, and about 300 elk Alces alces, introduced in 1864.

    Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park, Belarus 2009

  • With the exception of black bear Ursus americanus, white-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus and introduced wild boar Sus scrofa, large mammals are not encountered.

    Great Smoky Mountains National Park, United States 2009

  • Common are the mongoose (Herpestes officinarum), agouti (Dasyprocta antillensis), opposum (Didelphis marsupialis), pig (Sus scrofa), and domestic cat and dog.

    Grenada 2009

  • Japanese Serow (Source: Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan) 14 of the 16 medium to large mammals of the Tohoku region of northern Honshu exist in the area, except for two species (Sus scrofa and Cervus nippon) restricted by the heavy snowfalls.

    Shirakami-sanchi (Shirakami mountains), Japan 2009

  • Other species include muntjac Muntiacus muntjak, lesser mouse deer Tragulus javanicus, rusa deer Cervus timorensis and wild boar Sus scrofa.

    Ujung Kulon National Park and Krakatau Nature Reserve, Indonesia 2009

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