suidae

Sus cebifrons. Visayan spotted deer (Rusa alfredi - also known as: Visayan deer, Philippine spotted deer, Prince Alfred's deer) in background.

Do note that this image was taken yesterday (March 16th, 2025), at the Brevard Zoo in Melbourne, Florida, USA.

Do note that this image was taken yesterday (02/16/2025) at the Jacksonville Zoo & Gardens in Jacksonville, Florida, USA.

Phacochoerus africanus africanus (Northern warthog). Young, age approx. 15 weeks. Location: Edge of Africa

Phacochoerus africanus africanus (Northern warthog). Young, age approx. 15 weeks. Location: Edge of Africa

Phacochoerus africanus africanus (Northern warthog). Young, age approx. 15 weeks. Location: Edge of Africa

Phacochoerus africanus africanus (Northern warthog). Young, age approx. 15 weeks. Location: Edge of Africa

Location: Monkey Forest.

Location: Monkey Forest.

Do note that this image was taken yesterday (February 4th, 2024) at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Park in Bay Lake, Florida, USA.

Conehead, haha. Its always a treat getting to catch the animals during enrichment times.

Despite being being highly intelligent and engaging animals suids and peccaries have a largely negative association for many visitors to zoos. They consequently often fail to get the ex-situ and in-situ attention that they deserve despite 10 species of the world's 17 wild pigs (and 1 of the...

I thought it would be interesting to create yet another poll in a series for zoochatters to vote for one of two small mammal EDGE species. This time these animals have some commonalities being that they are miniatures of their close relatives, exceedingly rare in captivity and "little brown...