wild pigs

  1. Babirusa

    Babirusa

    One of the world’s weirdest mammals found im the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia, to which due to their prehistoric like appearance, they are called the pig deer by the locals in the Malay language.
  2. North Sulawesi Babirusa (Babyrousa celebensis)

    North Sulawesi Babirusa (Babyrousa celebensis)

    Note that this photo was taken on December 12th,2020
  3. Onychorhynchus coronatus

    What caused the decline of the Sulawesi babirusa being kept in European zoos ?

    I remember having seen these extraordinary looking suids at a number of European zoos during the 1990's and early 2000's and looking on Zootierliste it appears that over 30 zoos across the continent once held and presumably bred the babirusa. Today if Zootierliste is anything to go by the...
  4. Onychorhynchus coronatus

    IUCN wild pig & peccary specialist group

    Here is the website of the IUCN wild pig & peccary specialist group which is full of interesting literature and information on the worlds wild pigs and peccaries and their conservation. Enjoy ;) Wild Pig, Peccary & Hippo Specialist Groups
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