Boar stands on the tips of his trotters to reach inside the bin

Massive hog eats from a garbage bin just metres from a school in Hong Kong

Terrifying footage has emerged of a giant wild boar invading a garbage bin close to a school.

The video appears to show a giant male boar standing on the tips of his trotters as he eats food directly from the bin as a group of smaller pigs surrounds him.

The video has been shared 4,600 times and had 300,000 views, with many shocked at the size of the pig, while others expressed concerns for the nearby students at the school in Hong Kong.

The massive wild boar invades a garbage bin close to a primary school in Hong Kong

The feral pig is so desperate for food it stands on the tips of his trotters to reach the garbage

Footage shows the feral hog trying to pull open a black bin bag as its piglets sniff around it.

The video has had more 2,500 comments from people on social media.

Denys Ho, wrote: 'I'm looking for dinner'.

Misaki Ceci, more concerned about the pig's proximity to the school than her stomach, commented: 'The Wild Pig is in front of the left school. I'm careful with Hyung-Hyung's primary school, and I've got a wild boar'.

But most people expressed sympathy for the obviously hungry boar.

Wong Cho Ching wrote: 'It's so hungry, and the wild boar has the right to live and freedom. He is only hungry.'