Visayan Warty Pig
by Donna Proctor
Title
Visayan Warty Pig
Artist
Donna Proctor
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The Visayan Warty Pig is endemic to six islands in the Philippines but is now extinct on four of the islands. It is currently listed as CRITICALLY ENDANGERED. It received 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 spikey hair.
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April 18th, 2010
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