WAKAYAMA —
Four people were injured on Sunday when a wild boar attacked them in a residential area in Iwade City.
The boar first rammed a 14-year-old junior high school boy riding his bicycle, knocking him to the ground. His 11-year-old brother tried to run away, but the boar chased him and bit his left hand. The boar then used his front legs to attack a 15-year-old high school boy, and then rammed a 40-year-old man who had tried to seek refuge in the elementary school nearby. All four suffered bruises in the attack but were not seriously injured.
Police received several calls around noon saying there was a boar in the area, and two police officers rushed to the scene, where they battled for about 10 minutes to control the animal. Local hunters then killed the boar, which police said was a female about 2 years old, 1 meter long and weighing 80 kilograms.
The scene of the attack was several kilometers from the mountains. Police said there have been five instances of boars damaging crops this year, but that it is rare for them to venture into residential areas.
i always think it's interesting to hear about wildlife from other countries. I wasn't aware that there were wild boar attacks going on in Japan. It's a good thing that they stopped the animal, but it makes you wonder, what made it so agressive in the first place?
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Wow, that sounds scary.
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