Today in things we never would have dreamed of putting on our pandemic bingo cards: Shakira has accused a pack of wild boars of attacking and robbing her whilst on a walk in Barcelona.
The “Hips Don’t Lie” singer took to her Instagram stories to share the bizarre story, holding the bag the now-recovered bag the boars attempted to seize up for the camera. “Look at how two wild boar, which attacked me in the park, have left my bag,” she said.
“They were taking my bag to the woods with my mobile phone in it,” the Lebanese-Colombian pop-star recalled. “They’ve destroyed everything.” Shakira then turned to her son Milan and told him to “tell the truth. Say how your mommy stop up to the wild boar.”
man i will tell you what, there is no amount of coffee you can drink in the morning that will fully prepare you for a sentence like "Shakira was attacked by, then fought off, wild boars in a Barcelona park" https://t.co/tD5EpJuqE1
— Brian Grubb (@briancgrubb) September 30, 2021
It may sound funny, since it’s so absurd, but attacks by wild boars are no laughing matter. Wild boars usually weigh around 200 pounds — about 15 stone — and run up to 30 miles (or 48 kilometer) per hour, according to Texas A&M Agriculture. They can also “jump over fences less than 3ft high and have ‘climbed’ out of pig traps with walls 5 to 6ft high.”
So, in short: Don’t mess with boars, and if you see one, run, and then try to climb up a tree. Click here for more tips on how to survive a boar attack.
But, of course, the genuine danger Shakira was in hasn’t stop the internet from going wild (hog) with memes.
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We all made fun of that feral hogs guy and now Shakira has paid the price. https://t.co/MstXy8kHY3
— Evan DeSimone (@Smorgasboredom) September 30, 2021
Damn, Shakira got her purse stolen by Bebop in Barcelona! Where was TMNT when you need them??? pic.twitter.com/oNOAIYXxGQ
— BlackOut (@SicknessOG) September 30, 2021
Genuine honour to help out Shakira yesterday. A funny old day but all sorted out in the end. pic.twitter.com/iwRAL6uXXm
— Bob Servant (@bobservant) September 30, 2021
The Wild Boars going shopping after attacking Shakira and taking the purse : pic.twitter.com/7LZshLJXwr
— cesar (@jebaiting) September 30, 2021
Shakira messaged me after the wild boars stole her purse pic.twitter.com/ntUvNw3xIG
— 💫⭐️ (@joannesbitch) September 30, 2021
Wild boars taking Shakira's purse pic.twitter.com/R8hR58lRiY
— mizge (@mihailo____) September 30, 2021
The pair of wild boars on their way to steal Shakira’s purse: pic.twitter.com/eQdN7mUxos
— Jesse Thee Slade 🥂 (@Jesse_bslade) September 30, 2021
the wild boars that stole shakira’s purse spending her money on make up pic.twitter.com/O366mAL2qV
— ell (@Ratatwinkie) September 30, 2021
We’re glad to hear Shakira and her son are okay.
