In Genoa, wild boar plays with football in the bed of a stream

(ANSA) - GENOA, DEC 05 - That wild boars are adapting to life in the city is nothing new. Sightings of families walking in the city streets are more and more frequent. But that now this animal also becomes familiar with the game most loved by Italians is a peculiarity. Yes, wild boars are learning to play soccer. It happens in Genoa, a city where wild boars are increasingly reported even in central areas. Over time they have been spotted in the parking lots of the San Martino and Galliera hospitals, or in the university gardens. These animals, which now seem to have reached a certain 'tolerance' to humans, are also often the cause of accidents with motorcyclists at the expense.It so often happens that the Pd group in the Region has asked for a fund to be set up to compensate those involved in road accidents caused by these animals. One of the places chosen by the 'urban boars' to 'graze' in the city is the bed of the Bisagno stream and in particular the central stretch, a stone's throw from the Brignole railway station. But to play football they chose an area a little further north, the stretch of the middle Val Bisagno. The president of the town hall, Roberto D'Avolio, surprised and filmed an adult specimen who, having noticed a balloon that ended up in the bed of the stream, went to meet him and with his nose began to push it for a few seconds, following its trajectories while three others wild boars were watching its performance. For now he is a 'soloist',he must improve in team play. (HANDLE).