Babirusa, Singapore Zoo

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  Zooish

• 15 Feb 2007

Bachelor herd of Babirusa at the Singapore Zoo. IN a few days, it would be the Chinese New Year, and the zodiac animal this year is the pig! So its considered auspicious to see a pig (or any species of suid for that matter).

 

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  MARK

• 15 Feb 2007

wow unreal

 

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  ZYBen

• 15 Feb 2007

I love how the mock rock doesnt look over done

 

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  Writhedhornbill

• 7 May 2007

How many do you have?

 

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  Zooish

• 8 May 2007

We have 18 in total, divided into 3 herds: 5 young males at the Zoo; 4 old males at Night Safari; 9 females at Night Safari.

This was done to stop breeding as they have been thriving a little too well.

 

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  Zooish

• 9 May 2007

My bad, one of the old males passed on. 17 left.

 

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  Writhedhornbill

• 2 Aug 2007

Will you breed from them in the future?

 

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  Zooish

• 8 Aug 2007

We need new bloodlines. The breeding program will definitely continue in the future as this species has been earmarked for the long-term collection plan.

 

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  dragon(ele)nerd

• 26 Jul 2009

I saw them two years ago, some awesome looking pigs.

 

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  Dr. Wolverine

• 12 Nov 2023

How many males are there now? I visited 4 weeks ago and the only place I saw males was at the Second Exhibit in Night Safari. Is that the only place in mandai that still houses males?