“Wild boars in my area likely on steroids” — Netizen shares photo of huge & muscular wild boar at Bukit Timah

Sharing a photo of a rather muscly wild boar, a netizen joked that it was “on steroids”.

Uploading the photo of the burly-looking animal to the Facebook group Singapore Wildlife Sightings on Tuesday (May 24), a netizen who goes by the name of Ng Bee Ling wrote: “I must say the wild boars in my area likely on steroids…”

When asked where the photo was taken, Ms Ng responded that it was taken at Rifle Range Road in Bukit Timah.

Netizens who commented on the photo Ms Ng shared joked about the animal’s size as well.

Here’s what they said:

The wild boar is a native animal of Singapore which can weigh up to 100kg and has a lifespan of over 20 years. They are omnivorous but feed mainly on seeds, tubers and young plants.

Last week, a video clip of a boar footloose and fancy-free at what appears to be the void deck of a building on Petir Road.

The video of the boar, taken safely from inside a car, was uploaded by @joem0mma_ on Monday (May 16) and has been seen by nearly 130,000 people. The boar sniffs around the area for the duration of the 9-second clip.

Fortunately, no people are around at that time, as NParks says on its website that they are “are unpredictable in behaviour which could pose a risk to public safety.”

Wild boar sighting at void deck of Petir Rd building, possibly attracted to food waste left by residents