Umberto, this appears to be a fairly big pig -- is this the only way to
tell wild boar from domestic hog? Can you point me to some references
concerning this please? Thanks! -- Dr. Deb
> Hi Paul,
> as Anne says this is a very old individual. The M2 and a good chunk of the
> M3 were lost pre-mortem. It is not very common for pigs to live that long
> (but it happens) - could it be a wild boar?
> Cheers
> Umberto
>
>
> On 16 May 2013 17:59, Anne Pike-tay <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> It looks very old (tooth worn to the gumline) and perhaps has an absess
>> (per your first photo).
>> Regards,
>> Anne
>>
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>> On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 11:56 AM, Thompson, Paul <
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