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Babirusa
Order : Artiodactyla
Family : Suidae
Subfamily : Babyrousinae
Genus : Babyrousa
Facts about the genus Babyrousa, the babirusa
Ecology and Behavior The babirusa is primarily diurnal, with a tendency to feed in the morning.
The babirusa are trapped using string leg snares and transported hundreds of miles by wild meat traders for sale in the markets of Manado, North Sulawesi. (Full text)
The babirusa is a rare, enigmatic tusked pig found only in Sulawesi (formerly the Celebes) and nowhere else in the world. (Full text)
The Babirusa is a shy animal living in Indonesia. (Full text)
The babirusa is primarily diurnal, with a tendency to feed in the morning. (Full text)
Babirusa are smaller than domestic pigs. (Full text)
Like other wild pigs, babirusa are not believed to be particularly territorial, although they will mark their home ranges in various ways. (Full text)
Unique behavior(s): The babirusa is a swift runner as well as a good swimmer, and has even been recorded swimming to off-shore islands. (Full text)
Currently, babirusa are known only from the northern peninsula, central and south-eastern parts of the Sulawesi mainland, and from three of the larger Togian Islands Archipelago. (Full text)
” Babirusa are so rare that only 15 zoos in North America exhibit them. (Full text)
, four curved-in tusks on head, no warts, up to three feet tall Status: The babirusa is vulnerable, and close to endangered. (Full text)
Many other wild hogs are born with striped skin, the young babirusa are born with unmarked, smooth skin. (Full text)
The babirusa is a distant cousin of the farm pig. (Full text)
Babirusa are the exception to many of these "pig rules. (Full text)
The babirusa is not just another pretty face-but it is an unforgettable one! (Full text)
Babirusa are omnivores, which means they eat mostly fruit, leaves, or grasses, but will also eat fungi, nuts, insect larvae, or sometimes even small animals (like rodents or small birds) or more rarely carrion (meat of dead animals). (Full text)
BabirusaBabirousa babyrussa Also Called: pig-deerThe babirusa is a creature that looks a lot like a pig, but some scientists think it may actually be related to the hippopotamus. (Full text)
"Babyrousa" is a common misspelling or typo for: Barbarous, Bayous. (Full text)