Pigs in the city: Hong Kong faces growing wild boar problem

A wild boar walks close to a man sitting with his dog on a bench outside Hong Kong's Aberdeen Park. The city is facing a furious debate about what to do with its growing and emboldened wild boar population. Photo: TNS

Out of the darkness appeared a snout. "Fei zhu! Fat pig!" Shino Chen, eight, shouted to her younger brother as she jumped up and down and pointed at a wild boar.

The hairy black pig, which must have weighed at least 68kg, grunted and snuffled through a flimsy, old fence along the sidewalk. The children tiptoed towards the animal, then sprinted back to their father's side.