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Boars are adult males and the wild ancestor of the domestic pig. It lives in woodlands across much of Central Europe, the Mediterranean Region (including North Africa’s Atlas Mountains), and much of Asia as far south as Indonesia.  Adult females are known as sows. Boars have short, woolly hair interspersed with bristles forming a mane along the spine. The lower teeth grow into formidable tusks, which turn up and are sometimes 30 cm (12 in) long. The boar usually inhabits marshy forestland, feeding largely on roots and grain, although occasionally it kills and eats small animals.