and in avia ▁and ▁European ▁Russia ▁and ▁the ▁southern most ▁parts ▁of ▁Greece . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁medium - s ized , ▁dark ▁to ▁rust y - b rown ▁ha ired ▁sub species ▁with ▁long ▁and ▁relatively ▁narrow ▁la cr imal ▁b ones . ▁In ▁Northern ▁Italy , ▁artificial ly ▁introduced ▁S . ▁s . ▁sc ro fa ▁have ▁extens ively ▁inter bre d ▁with ▁the ▁smaller ▁s ized ▁ind igen ous ▁S . ▁s . ▁major i ▁populations ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁ ▁The ▁bo ar ▁features ▁prom in ently ▁in ▁Sc and in av ian , ▁German ic ▁and ▁Ang lo - S ax on ▁culture , ▁with ▁its ▁image ▁having ▁been ▁frequently ▁eng ra ved ▁on ▁hel m ets , ▁shield s ▁and ▁s words . ▁According ▁to ▁T ac it us , ▁the ▁Balt ic ▁A esti ▁featured ▁bo ars ▁on ▁their ▁hel m ets , ▁and ▁may ▁have ▁also ▁worn ▁bo ar ▁mask s . ▁The ▁bo ar ▁and ▁p ig ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁particularly ▁high ▁este em ▁by ▁the ▁Cel ts , ▁who ▁considered ▁them ▁to ▁be ▁their ▁most ▁important ▁sacred ▁animal . ▁Some ▁C elt ic ▁de ities ▁linked ▁to ▁bo ars ▁include ▁M oc cus ▁and ▁V eter is . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁suggested ▁that ▁some ▁early ▁myth s ▁surrounding ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁hero ▁C ul hw ch ▁involved ▁the ▁character ▁being ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁bo ar ▁god . ▁Nevertheless , ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁the ▁bo ar ▁as ▁a