Family Has Close Encounter With a Friendly Wild Boar

<p>A wild boar isn’t everyone’s idea of a cuddly four-legged friend, but one such animal seemed determined to give his species’ image a softer touch when he approached a family in a forest in Belgium.</p><p>Brice Thumilaire, her husband and their one-year-old son were walking in Saint Hubert woods</a>, when a boar approached them looking for some affection and most probably food. Startled by the animal, the family at first looked for a quick getaway before they realised that it had come in peace.</p><p>Footage that has been viewed thousands of times already shows Thumilaire’s husband rubbing the boar.</p><br />