Editing Wild boar (section)

=== Attacks on humans ===
Actual attacks on humans are rare, but can be serious, resulting in penetrating injuries to the lower part of the body. They generally occur during the boars' [[Rut (mammalian reproduction)|rutting]] season from November to January, in agricultural areas bordering forests or on paths leading through forests. The animal typically attacks by charging and pointing its tusks towards the intended victim, with most injuries occurring on the [[thigh]] region. Once the initial attack is over, the boar steps back, takes position and attacks again if the victim is still moving, only ending once the victim is completely incapacitated.<ref name=manipady2006>{{cite journal | last1 = Manipady | first1 = S. | display-authors = etal | year = 2006 | title = Death by attack from a wild boar | url = http://www.phossil.com/thom/4th%20July%20Hog/Wild%20Boar%20Attacks/Death%20By%20Wild%20Boar.pdf | journal = Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine | volume = 13 | issue = 2 | pages = 89–91 | doi = 10.1016/j.jcfm.2005.08.007 | pmid = 16263321 | access-date = 9 October 2014 | archive-date = 18 October 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141018193808/http://www.phossil.com/thom/4th%20July%20Hog/Wild%20Boar%20Attacks/Death%20By%20Wild%20Boar.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref><ref name=gunduz2007>{{cite journal | last1 = Gunduz | first1 = A. | display-authors = etal | year = 2007 | title = Wild Boar Attacks | url = http://www.phossil.com/thom/4th%20July%20Hog/Wild%20Boar%20Attacks/Wild%20Boar%20Attack%20III.pdf | journal = Wilderness and Environmental Medicine | volume = 18 | issue = 2 | pages = 117–119 | doi = 10.1580/06-weme-cr-033r1.1 | pmid = 17590063 | s2cid = 1528398 | access-date = 20 August 2012 | archive-date = 9 August 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170809140100/http://phossil.com/thom/4th%20July%20Hog/Wild%20Boar%20Attacks/Wild%20Boar%20Attack%20III.pdf | url-status = dead }}</ref>

Boar attacks on humans have been documented throughout history. The Romans and Ancient Greeks wrote of these attacks ([[Odysseus]] was wounded by a boar and [[Adonis]] was killed by one). A 2012 study compiling recorded attacks from 1825 to 2012 found accounts of 665 human victims of both wild boars and feral pigs: the highest number of those attacks (24%) occurred in the United States, though the next-highest (19%), in India, was also the greatest percentage of attacks occurring in the animal's native range. Most of the attacks occurred in rural areas during the winter months in non-hunting contexts and were committed by solitary males.<ref name=mayer2013>Mayer, John J. (2013) [http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/icwdm_wdmconfproc/151 "Wild Pig Attacks on Humans"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160620010503/http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/icwdm_wdmconfproc/151/ |date=20 June 2016 }}. Wildlife Damage Management Conferences – Proceedings. Paper 151.</ref>