Taman Safari Bogor Taman Safari Bogor reintroduced the Javan warty pigs

[Salt Merchant]

In their Instagram account, Taman Safari post a picture of a Javan warty pig. The zoo doesn't really give detail about the origin of the pigs (TSB have kept the pigs off display for quite sometime and they're now displayed the pig or they they acquired them from other zoo), the zoo just tell the other internet users about the information about the pigs (Don't get me wrong, that's not a bad thing and I'm agree with the Instagram admin decision to give a useful information about a rare animal to the general visitors).

This is not the first time TSB kept a Javan warty pig, in the 2000's they kept a pig in a exhibit which is now a dusky pademelons exhibit in the Safari Journey area. Just like what I said earlier, I'm not sure if the pigs are acquired from other zoo or TSB have kept the pigs off display for quite sometime.

The zoo houses the pigs in one of the exhibit in the Safari Journey area. I don't know in what exhibit the pigs is housed, but the Taman Safari post shows a pig in a sandy substrate, so my guess is that they were housed in one of the babirusa exhibit.

 

[Kifaru Bwana]

Are the Javan warty pigs not at TS II - Prigen - Pasaruan?

Or: Is this the second breeding group outside Cikananga?

 

[Salt Merchant]

Are the Javan warty pigs not at TS II - Prigen - Pasaruan?

Or: Is this the second breeding group outside Cikananga?

There are warty pigs in TS II

 

[Kifaru Bwana]

There are warty pigs in TS II

Maybe I should phrase it differently: Now, Jawan warty pigs also at TS I - Bogor?
Or is TS II - Prigen / Pasaruan as yet the only Taman Safari park to exhibit the species?

I would favour both as Bogor is Jawa Barat and Prigen / Pasaruan is Jawa Timur province(s).

Any other zoos now with Jawan warty pigs?

 

[Kifaru Bwana]

On a further note, in 2019 2 wild caught and confiscated Jawan warty pigs were added to the Cikananga Breeding Center. A project which Chester Zoo helped support.

Source:
a) Javan warty pigs rescued to Cikananga | Wanicare Foundation
b) https://www.chesterzoo.org/what-we-do/our-projects/javan-warty-pig-project/
c) The current situation of Sus verrucosus in TSI Cisarua/Bogor

 

[Salt Merchant]

Now, Jawan warty pigs also at TS I - Bogor?
Or is TS II - Prigen / Pasaruan as yet the only Taman Safari park to exhibit the species?

Both TSB and TSP exhibit the pigs

Any other zoos now with Jawan warty pigs?

Surabaya Zoo also keep Javan warty pigs

 

[Kifaru Bwana]

Both TSB and TSP exhibit the pigs


Surabaya Zoo also keep Javan warty pigs

How many warty pigs at Surabaya.

 

[Salt Merchant]

How many warty pigs at Surabaya.

There are 21 pigs in 2016. The numbers probably increases.

 

[Kifaru Bwana]

There are 21 pigs in 2016. The numbers probably increases.

That really is an amazing number of individuals.
Are they all purebred.

 

[Salt Merchant]

That really is an amazing number of individuals.
Are they all purebred.

Yes