Boar

(Not to be confused with the zoo animal)
Boars are enemies only found in Tail Heights. They attack by attempting to charge at the player.
Boars deal 1 damage. They have moderate visual range, are fairly fast, and will turn around if the player is behind them. They also sleep fairly often. The first Boar can be skipped by cutting across the grass instead of following the U-shaped path, but crouching and crawling in the grass behind it lets the player find a Lemon.
The second Boar presents a challenge to the player. They must either veer towards the left path and risk the Boar's attack, or veer towards the right and risk the Blue Snake's attack. To advance to the Sky Heights gate, it is often easier to go behind the Blue Snake, as it cannot see players behind it. Quickly running between the two to outrun them both is another option. 
The Boar's range also has a Peach, and the Blue Snake's also has a Chrysanthemum. The Peach is in a patch of grass the player can crouch and crawl in, and digging in the grass will not allow the Boar to see the player. However, the grass is extremely close to the Boar, and approaching it without being seen is difficult. Players can use the rock on the path to Sky Heights to stun the Boar first. They can also quickly dart between the scattered grass patches, gradually getting closer to the Peach and the boar, or they can dart towards the Peach when the Boar falls asleep. These options are difficult, however. After digging up the Peach, they can stun the Boar with a bark or screech to leave safely. 
The Boar's light brown coat with stripes, mottling, and no mane is distinct from most adult boar subspecies, which are usually darker colored, lack patterns on their coats, and have manes. The Boar could potentially be based on a juvenile, for example of the Central European Boar, or a lighter subspecies with no mane or a shorter mane, like the Maremman Boar. Alternatively, its design may have intentionally departed from real-world boars for aesthetic reasons. It may have been chosen to be more consistent with the bumpy, brown cliffs of Tail Heights, and a darker color would make it more similar to the Gorilla, which also may be found in Tail Heights.
Category:Enemies