Watch a Relentless Wild Boar Attack a Woman’s Bicycle and Steal Her Lunch

Written by Sharon Parry
Updated: October 20, 2023
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The Chek Jawa Wetlands in Singapore were the scene of a daring crime! This area is usually famous as one of Singapore’s richest ecosystems – a meeting place of six natural habitats which are a sandy beach, a rocky beach, a seagrass lagoon, coral rubble, mangroves, and a coastal forest. It covers around 100 hectares and is home to many animals. The best way to explore it is by bike – unless you meet a hungry wild boar and a theft takes place!

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Bikes and Boars!

the  boardwalk, rock beach and red mangrove in Chek Jawa wetland.It is a cape and the name of its 100-hectare wetlands located on the south-eastern tip of Pulau Ubin island Singapore.
Singapore’s Chek Jawa Wetlands features hiking and biking trails through six natural habitats.

It’s always lovely to explore natural environments on foot or on a bicycle. It’s kinder to the environment, great exercise, and gives you the time to appreciate the flora and fauna at a slower pace. It also allows you to interact with some animals – if they want to. And this wild boar certainly wanted to!

In this short clip, we see a young lady lose her lunch! The clip opens with her attempting to get back on her bike but the boar has other ideas. It has identified the purple package as a tasty snack and is not going to let it go. She swings her bike around but the boar puts its two front limbs up on the bicycle basket so that it can reach inside. It manages to grab the lunch in its mouth and with a soundtrack of screams and laughter, it heads back into the forest to enjoy the food in peace.

Wild Boar’s Usual Diet

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Wild boars are omnivores but their diet is 90 percent plant material

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Wild boars are found in Europe, Eurasia, and Asia. They can grow up to nearly 400 pounds and are omnivores. In many parts of the world, they are hunted and eaten by humans and that includes New Zealand, Hawaii, and South Africa. So, perhaps this individual is just getting their own back!

When they are not eating packed lunches, their diet is made up mainly of plants which make up about 90 percent of their intake. Their favorites are young leaves with fruits, grasses, and berries. They unearth bulbs and roots from the ground using their strong snouts. In some regions, they also eat nuts and flowers but will have a try at most things. The animal protein part of their diet comes from eggs, worms, snakes, and lizards. If they come across prey left by another animal, they will also have a go at that!

The photo featured at the top of this post is © iStock.com/JMrocek


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About the Author

Dr Sharon Parry is a writer at A-Z animals where her primary focus is on dogs, animal behavior, and research. Sharon holds a PhD from Leeds University, UK which she earned in 1998 and has been working as a science writer for the last 15 years. A resident of Wales, UK, Sharon loves taking care of her spaniel named Dexter and hiking around coastlines and mountains.

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