{"id":9453,"date":"2021-12-30T07:14:29","date_gmt":"2021-12-30T12:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aleta.life\/?p=9453"},"modified":"2023-11-27T13:57:11","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T18:57:11","slug":"carols-gang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aleta.life\/index.php\/2021\/12\/30\/carols-gang\/","title":{"rendered":"Carol\u2019s Gang"},"content":{"rendered":"
Position: 36\u00b049\u201911\u2033N 28\u00b018\u201925\u2033E<\/a><\/h6>\n

\"\"<\/a>Wild boars aren\u2019t the first animals one thinks of as pets. In Europe they\u2019re more comestible than companion. Turkey, however, is 99% Muslim and pork simply isn\u2019t on the menu. (One wonders how ex-pat Germans survive \u2013 ed.<\/em>) As a result, boars roam freely here, unconcerned about becoming a Sunday roast. It\u2019s not clear how large the piggy population is. Big enough that silhouetted triangular warning signs caution drivers to keep their eyes peeled in densely forested areas. But judging from the lack of hunting locally, it doesn\u2019t seem as large as Italy\u2019s.<\/p>\n

Anatolian boars are generally herbi-insectivores, but occasionally eat small birds and mammals. They can live for 20 years, reach a metre tall, and weigh 150kg. Blessed with very poor eyesight, their keen sense of smell more than compensates. They\u2019re also smart. They figured out humans throw away a lot of perfectly piggable food, and that humans crowd together. Why forage in the forest when you can chow down downtown? The townsfolk of Marmaris<\/a> and Bodrum<\/a> have spotted urban(e) boars out for dinner and a stroll.<\/p>\n

Strays<\/h6>\n

The swinish challenge, of course, is the more food left laying about, the more attractive city life is for boars and the more domesticated they become. Perhaps that\u2019s okay. After all, they are well behaved, albeit a little shy. And well-behaved boars are very cute. That\u2019s what a couple of stray dogs figured out when they teamed up with Henrietta, Carol\u2019s latest recruit for her ark.<\/p>\n

Turks are a generous bunch when it comes to stray animals (and refugees for that matter). Hundreds of thousands of stray cats and dogs are fed daily by caring people across the country. Their health needs are often met, too. For example, volunteers vaccinate dogs for rabies, leaving an ear tag as proof. As a result, almost all the strays we\u2019ve seen here look well cared for. Actual pets, on the other hand, are loved so much they range from chubby to downright corpulent.<\/p>\n

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