Wild boar spotted at Bukit Batok roadside, netizens joke: “House them in Istana as it’s under utilise most of the time”

Spotting a wild boar at Bukit Batok, netizens were quick to joke that the creatures should be housed at the Istana.

The wild boar, seen on Tuesday (May 31) morning along Hillview Avenue, was spotted probably looking for food. The lone animal was along the pedestrian path as cars and people went by.

Sharing a photo to the popular Facebook group Singapore Wildlife Sightings, a netizen who went by the name of Balogh Tamás wrote: “Good morning wild boar. Poor fella near road at Hillview Ave… Hope gets back to the forest safe”. 

The man’s post drew other comments as to the need for these animals to be rehomed. Much of their forested land has been cleared, driving them into the public domain.

Here’s what netizens said:

Last week, 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.

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.

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