Table 1. Overall diet composition of wild boar in Geochang (from 2012 to 2015) and in Seoul (from 2015 to 2017) in South Korea, based on the stomach content analyses.
| Food item | % of dry weight | % of occurrence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geochang (n = 144) | Seoul (n = 63) | Geochang (n = 144) | Seoul (n = 63) | |
| Plant material | 53.5 | 79.2 | 85.4 | 93.7 |
| Stems/leaves | 19.6 | 8.2 | 60.4 | 49.2 |
| Roots | 23.3 | 20.6 | 40.3 | 36.5 |
| Seeds | 5.8 | 3.1 | 16.7 | 12.7 |
| Flesh fruits | 3.6 | 12.3 | 10.4 | 19.0 |
| Acorns | 0.3 | 34.9 | 6.3 | 55.6 |
| Invertebrates | 0.9 | 2.1 | 62.5 | 68.3 |
| Insects | 0.9 | 2.1 | 34.7 | 42.9 |
| Earthworms | + | + | 47.9 | 58.7 |
| Vertebrates | 3.5 | 3.4 | 12.5 | 19.0 |
| Mammals | 2.0 | 1.1 | 5.6 | 9.5 |
| Birds | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 6.3 |
| Amphibians | 0.7 | 0.9 | 4.9 | 3.2 |
| Crops | 43.1 | 12.7 | 55.6 | 36.5 |
| Apples | 9.3 | 0.0 | 14.6 | 0.0 |
| Chestnuts | 14.5 | 4.8 | 28.5 | 25.4 |
| Maize | 1.1 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 7.9 |
| Potatoes | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Rice | 15.3 | 0.0 | 22.9 | 0.0 |
| Sweet potatoes | 2.7 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 4.8 |
| Artificial material | 0.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 14.3 |
| Food waste | 0.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 14.3 |
Note:
+, trace amounts.