Bearded Pig
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The Bearded Pig (Sus barbatus) is a species of pig. It can be recognized by its prominent beard. It also sometimes has tassels on its tail. It can primarily be found in Southeast Asia—Sumatra, Borneo, the eastern Philippines—where it inhabits rainforests and mangrove forests. The Bearded Pig lives a in family. It can reproduce from the age of 18 months, and can be cross-bred with other species in the family Suidae.
External links
- [Sus barbatus] by Nicole Knibbe in University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
- [Pigs, Peccaries and Hippos Status Survey and Action Plan (1993)] Chapter 5.5 by Julian O. Caldecott, Raleigh A. Blouch and Alastair A. Macdonald.
References
- Pigs & Peccaries Specialist Group (1996). [Sus barbatus]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006.
- This article is based on a translation of an article from the [German Wikipedia].
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