@CheeseChameleon2007 In all seriousness it was a pretty nice exhibit, especially for a private zoo. It was relatively large, had plenty of mud to wallow in, and contained 3 hogs IIRC. They were also the most curious Red River Hogs I’ve ever seen. They were right up at the fence and were very, very vocal. The only critique is that it could have used a bit more grass, although it might get destroyed, anyway.
@red river hog Red river hogs do live in quite a bit of vegetation in the wild, so yes, the lack of lushness is disappointing. Are you Curious and Vocal? You are a Red river hog after all.
For some Reason a Lot of red river hog exhibits have close to no natural substrate. It might seem find since they are pigs and do quite like a lot of dirt and mud, but Red river hogs in particular could do with a little more. @Dhole dude Yeah I remember, I PMed him to make sure he was the same person lol.
@red river hog@CheeseChameleon2007 While it indeed would be nice to see Red River Hogs (and other suids) in exhibits with grass, shrubs, and other vegetation, the general reality is it's just not going to happen. Their constant rooting and digging tears up most plants. Many relatively lush exhibits have been turned barren by Red River Hogs. Zoos have tried, but in most cases the pigs are just too rough on the exhibit for anything unprotected to grow. I've seen this happen first hand even.
@Great Argus Well that maybe the case in most zoos, Philly made it work.
Photos courtesy of snowleopard. At the time these were taken, there were no Red River Hogs in this exhibit, but there are now and it looks exactly the same. There's even more that you can see, as there's a large off-exhibit space behind the mock rock in the back of the second picture.
