I do not know the name of this hairy hog - do you? He can be found at The San Diego Zoo!
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15 comments:
That is one starnge (ugly) beast. I know he (or is it she?) can't help it, but I hope I never bump into it in the night.
Of course I do: Harry the hog.
Cute! Looks just like my uncle Gust.
Jacob - you are sooo bad.
funny Mr. Jacob !!!! LOL
hello dear Nancy! Sorry for this late time, I was out all day long but what a great surprise here! This little friend is soooo cute!
When I saw its picture I thought "I have never seen this kind of animal" , and then I read your post.Looks like you could hear my thoughts!
Funny !
Léia
Frenchie4moi - I certainly hope so! ;-))
funny pic....Barb
You have the perfect title! :)
Bearded pigs get their name from the yellowish whiskers on the side of the face and over the bridge of the nose. These form the "beard" after which this pig is named. The latin word Sus means ‘pig’ and barbatus means ‘bearded’.
In the wild, the main predators of Bearded pigs are tiger, leopard, clouded leopard, python and humans.
When the piglets are born they have a stripy coat. This acts as camouflage and helps to protect them from predation as they hide in the bushes.
Where they live -
Malaysia and the islands of Sumatra and Borneo in Asia.
Habitat -
Tropical forest and mangroves
What they eat -
Fruits, roots, earthworms and carrion (dead meat) - yummy!
what a strange animal, diversity of nature is so wide !
Oh yes, great beard!
this is an interesting creature. great shot. thanks for your comments on my site. I have my nightscape series going for the next few days. I have a saguaro at night painted with light on long exposure up today and will have moon photos up for the next three days.
That is one ugly pig, pun intended. Maybe time to stop eating pork :)
Thanks Anonymous for the facts on the hairy hog!
I've never seen one of these before! He's so ugly that he's kind of cute!
Is this thing yummy?!?!?
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