animalworld: quickwitter: VISAYAN WARTY PIG Sus cebifrons ©Laura Quick This critically endange

animalworld:

quickwitter:

VISAYAN WARTY PIG
Sus cebifrons ©Laura Quick

This critically endangered pig sprouts a natty mohawk in the summer to woo the ladies. I just learned this and will keep an eye out for the new ‘do on the make at the Zoo. Zoos around the world are working on developing strong offspring that can hopefully be returned to join those tiny populations still existing in the wild, as their native terrain has stabilized and can support at population again.
Visayan warty pigs tend to live in groups of four to six. The diet of the pig mainly consists of roots, tubers, and fruits that can be found in the forest. They may also eat cultivated crops (this is a problem). The Visayan warty pig receives its name from the three pairs of fleshy “warts” present on the visage of the boar. Biologists speculate that the reason for the warts is to assist as a natural defense against the tusks of rival pigs during a fight. The boars also grow stiff spiky hair.
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A more grown in wacky hairdo…photo from the Woodland Park Zoo