As for sweet potatoes, the boars root them up with their snouts, gorging their bellies and sharpening their tusks at the same time.
據見過的人形容，野豬啃玉米和人一樣俐落，啃的乾乾淨淨，一粒不剩；至於蕃薯，雖然果實往下發展，但野豬生就有刨根挖底的本領與工具﹘﹘長長的豬吻（鼻子），將蕃薯一個個拱出土，大快朵頤。