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Default Cruisers Attacked by Wild Boars

On Jun 16, 6:44*pm, Wayne.B wrote:
Well, not quite.

One of the things we really like about cruising is going out exploring
in the dinghy. * This afternoon we found a nice beach on an island
north of Green Turtle Cay that appeared to be deserted. *Less than two
minutes after landing however, a couple of local inhabitants came out
to greet us. *After polite apologies were offered, we were allowed to
leave quickly and quietly:

http://www.panoramio.com/photo/23519672


Were they being aggressive? I've heard that they can be, especially
the males. I know of one hunter that was chased up a tree by a wild
boar *with* tusks!