2-pound Wild Boar Grows Up Believing She’s a Puppy

In a world where the lines between the wild and domestic blur, a unique bond forms between an unlikely pair.

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A tiny wild boar, weighing just two pounds.

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and a gentle dog named Buby.

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The tiny boar, missing her mother, found solace in Buby’s presence. He became her world.

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Buby was instrumental in the boar’s growth and development.

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Their bond was so strong that they were inseparable. Where one went, the other followed.

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Time flew, and the once two-pound wild boar grew into a robust 62-pound beauty.

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Wild boars are often viewed as pests in Sri Lanka and can be hunted throughout the year.

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Releasing the Boar into the wild would have been a risk they weren’t willing to take.

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