Robots take on boars: Japan's farmers get creative to save crops

Japan is answering the problem of too many wild boars creatively: by scaring them off with robotic wolves. The wolves, which have fangs, fur and red eyes, are being implemented to help farmers protect their crops from the growing wild boar population, Earther reports. The wolves were tested last summer, and the product will now be produced and available all over Japan. The wild boar population in Japan's northern regions has been increasing. Sometimes called the'Super Monster Wolf', the invention runs on batteries that are solar-rechargeable, and its range is greater than half a mile.