A woman who spotted a pair of boarlets was lucky enough to escape without their mother attacking her. In a Facebook post to popular group Singapore Wildlife Sightings, a netizen who went by the name of Tracy Ang wrote: “Joyfully seeing the wild piglets (wild boars) way up close during my lunch @ nature.“
She had found two wild boar piglets, which she said had fallen into the drain “and running anxiously to and fro trying to find way to escape”. Ms Ang was on a bicycle and said that after taking a picture, she cycled off quickly. “A rare moment for the babies to stop and pause from running and lookup, that how I managed to capture this still picture of them”, Ms Ang wrote.
According to Nparks.gov.sg, “Like many other wild animals, wild boars will only attack if they are cornered or if they feel threatened. Female wild boars are very protective of their young and can easily be provoked. Wild boars are strong animals that can run relatively fast. The canines in adult males can inflict serious injuries in case of an attack. Due to their solid body build wild boars are considered to be particularly dangerous when involved in car accidents.”
Netizens who commented on Ms Ang’s post wrote that she was indeed rather lucky to have spotted the boarlets without their mother being too close by.
