Sus scrofa
Wild Boar, Feral Pig at QPRC LGA
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| Sus scrofa | DonFletcher | 6 Mar 2024 | |
| Sus scrofa | CarbonAI | 6 Mar 2024 | |
| Sus scrofa | LisaH | 6 Mar 2024 |
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I actually have no idea what makes the white covering on these trails - I can only assume pigs, urinating/marking territoty? It looks like the white markings on a clay tennis court, and is only in one area of the property, not on other pig trails. I wondered once if it was a fungus, or ducks - but I'm just assuming it has to be pigs?
2 comments
6 Mar 2024
Pigs get muddy when they wallow. Could the pale material be mud wiped from their bodies onto the vegetation?
6 Mar 2024
Oh, interesting suggestion. There is clay in the dams, but the clay is a dark colour - I'll look closer. When I first saw the trail, I really thought it looked like a fungus.
Location information
- Maps Mongarlowe River
- Places Mongarlowe, NSW
Sighting information
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- LisaH Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Sus scrofa Other hoofed mammals Feral hoofed introduced mammals Mammals
Species information
- Sus scrofa Scientific name
- Wild Boar, Feral Pig Common name
- Sensitive
- Exotic
- Minor weed or pest
- Up to 1945m Recorded at altitude
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