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These "urban boars" became experts at raiding overflowing trash containers left by summer vacationers.

The video captured a rare sight of the animal navigating the surf. For a moment, it wasn't a forest dweller but a swimmer, bobbing among the swells where one might usually expect to see dolphins. Locals jokingly referred to it as the boar’s personal "thalassotherapy" session, a winter dip to start the year. The Urban Drift These "urban boars" became experts at raiding overflowing

Entire sounders (herds) of boars were filmed wandering the streets of Mimizan-Plage, often near the gendarmerie or the local casino. Locals jokingly referred to it as the boar’s

It paid little mind to the humans nearby, seemingly focused on a very specific destination. As the man raised his camera, the figure

As the man raised his camera, the figure came into focus: a large wild boar. Instead of sticking to the safety of the dense pine forests that line the Landes coast, this creature was sprinting across the fine sand, passing right by a group of interloqued fishermen.

Watch the viral moment a wild boar takes a dip in the ocean at Mimizan beach:

Residents reported gardens being "saccaged" as the animals rooted for food, showing little fear of passing cars or pedestrians.