The North Point wild boar attacking the police has aroused public concern about the problem of wild boar attacking people!
Although wild boars are secretive and accustomed to avoiding humans, wild boars have a rough and tough temperament and are known as "Desperate Saburo." They are as strong as lions and tigers and dared to fight. The tragedy of the dead.
Wong Ho-yin, director of the Wild Boar Concern Group, said that although fangs are a weapon of wild boars, wild boars in Hong Kong have fewer fangs. Male wild boars have 3 cm fangs. However, because wild boars chew food, their teeth are sharp and can bite people. This time, wild boars attacked the police. They may be based on protecting themselves, or have suffered human harm, and have hatred against humans. Under normal circumstances, wild boars rarely attack humans.
The wild boars in Hong Kong have appeared in the downtown area many times.
(Hong Kong Wild Boar Concern Group)
Doctor: wild boar bite can cause bacterial infection
Emergency doctor Feng Xianda said that if a citizen is bitten by a wild boar, if it is a fang stabbing injury to muscles and nerves, the doctor will assess whether the wound has penetrated into the tissues, and then decide whether the treatment includes the need for stitches. He said that the animal bite may cause injury. There is a 5% chance of bacterial infection. Wild boars have Staphylococcus or Streptococcus bacteria in their mouths. They need to disinfect and clean their wounds. Antibiotics and cold shots are usually used.
Shaanxi wild boar rushes to the village and kills people
There are as many as 3,300 wild boars in Hong Kong. There have been wild boar attacks in the past. On October 10, 2018, a giant wild boar with tusks appeared near Qiong Tung Street in Fu Shan Village, Wong Tai Sin. One walked to the public toilet in Fu Shan Village. The lady was suddenly attacked and bit her hand and right leg.
At the end of January of the same year, a wild boar broke into the village in Peiyan Village, Ziyang County, Ankang City, Shaanxi Province. As a result, a 66-year-old man was brutally bitten to death and his wife was also bitten.
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North Point wild boar assaulted police officer was bitten all over his body