The indigenous Tuscan boar was 'improved' after the [second world] war by the introduction of a heavier species from Hungary. The cross is so prolific that in certain parts of Tuscany, farmers strap their guns to the flanks of their tractors, like cowboys, to be ready to defend their crops against the wandering hoards of wild pigs. Matthew Spender janet paterson 52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset PO Box 171 Almonte Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada a new voice http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Village/6263/ [log in to unmask]