Wild boar Coloring Pages

Wild animals living in the mountains of Japan

The Wild boar is a wild animal that lives in the mountains and forests of Japan.
They are ancestors of pigs, so their faces and bodies look very similar. But the Wild boar has a longer snout and stiffer hair.
The Japanese Wild boar lives on the main islands of Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu, while a slightly smaller type called the Ryukyu Wild boar lives in places like Okinawa.
Other animals living in the same mountains include the Raccoon dog, the Japanese Sika Deer, and the Asian black bear.
They are also well known as the Boar in the Chinese zodiac.
They are very familiar animals that have lived in the mountains near people for a long time.

A long snout and hooved feet

The 1st coloring page shows the side view of a Wild boar.
Its biggest feature is its long, strong snout pointing forward.
The tip of the snout is flat, with two round nostrils.
Its body is sturdy, with high shoulders that stick up.
Long, stiff hair grows on its back just like a mane.
Its legs are short and thin, but the tips have cloven hooves, so it can run fast even on mountain slopes.
Its eyes are small, but its sense of smell and hearing work very well.

A mother and her striped piglets

The 2nd page shows a mother Wild boar and four baby Wild boars walking through an autumn forest.
Baby Wild boars have white stripes on their bodies. In Japan, they look like striped melons, so they are called "Uribo" (melon babies).
People think their stripes help them hide among fallen leaves and grass to stay safe.
A mother gives birth to about five babies at once around springtime.
You can see fallen leaves and acorns scattered on the ground, just like when you go acorn gathering.

Searching for food with their snouts in the winter woods

The 3rd page shows two Wild boars in a winter forest covered with a light layer of snow.
The Wild boar in front is digging up the ground with its snout to look for food under the dirt.
The Wild boar in the back is staring right at you.
Look, a little bird is sitting on a tree branch!
Wild boars do not hibernate, so they walk around looking for food even in the cold winter.
You can also see acorns between the dug-up dirt and fallen leaves.

For the fur color, mix dark brown and gray

The fur of a Wild boar is a mix of dark brown, gray, and black.
First, color the whole body dark brown. Then, layer darker colors on the back, and gray or light brown on the belly.
If you move your colored pencil in short strokes along the fur, it will look like stiff fur.
Layer slightly longer lines for the mane on the back.
Color the hooves at the tips of the legs black or dark gray.
Color the tip of the nose dark gray, and make the nostrils even darker to look nice.

The stripes of a Wild boar piglet

Color the body of a Wild boar piglet light brown or orangey brown.
If you leave the stripes white or color them light cream, the stripes will stand out clearly.
Adding a little dark brown around the edges of the stripes makes them look even more like a striped melon!
Compare the colors of the parent and child with the mother's dark brown and the Wild boar piglet's light brown.
The stripes on a Wild boar piglet fade away about 4 months after it is born.

Autumn woods and winter forests

For the second coloring page with the woods, color the fallen leaves cheerfully with red, orange, yellow, and brown.
If you color the ferns green, the autumn colors will pop even more!
For the third coloring page, leave the snow white and color the shadows light blue.
If you color the dug-up dirt dark brown, it will stand out well against the white snow.
Coloring the distant snowy mountains light blue makes it feel like a big winter forest.

Actually Very Fast

Wild boars have short legs, but they can run very fast.
They are said to run at about 45 kilometers per hour, so a human can never catch up with them.
They can also jump high.
There is a Japanese saying that means "charging ahead blindly," so people often think they can only go straight. But they can actually turn suddenly, too!

A Nose as Good as a Dog's

Wild boars do not have very good eyesight, but their sense of smell is amazing.
They can smell earthworms under the dirt and dig them up with their strong noses.
They are omnivores that eat many things, like tree roots, acorns, and bugs.
The ground after they dig it up looks just like a plowed field!

Loves Mud Baths

Wild boars take mud baths in puddles.
People call these spots "wallows."
They do this to get rid of bugs on their bodies and to cool down.
If you see one in the mountains, do not get close or feed it. Walk away quietly with a grown-up!