Sus scrofa

Wild Boar, Feral Pig at QPRC LGA

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Identification history

Sus scrofa	6 Mar 2024	DonFletcher
Sus scrofa	6 Mar 2024	CarbonAI
Sus scrofa	6 Mar 2024	LisaH

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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?

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DonFletcher wrote:

6 Mar 2024

Pigs get muddy when they wallow. Could the pale material be mud wiped from their bodies onto the vegetation?

LisaH wrote:

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.

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Location information

Maps Mongarlowe River
Places Mongarlowe, NSW

Sighting information

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Mammals Feral hoofed introduced mammals Other hoofed mammals LisaH Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Species information

Sus scrofa Scientific name
Wild Boar, Feral Pig Common name
Sensitive
Exotic
Minor weed or pest
Up to 1945m Recorded at altitude
138 images trained Machine learning
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