{"id":369553,"date":"2026-08-13T17:12:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T11:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=369553"},"modified":"2026-08-13T17:12:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T11:42:31","slug":"babirusa-pig-deer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/babirusa-pig-deer\/","title":{"rendered":"Babirusa\/Pig-Deer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> Chester Zoo in the United Kingdom recorded the birth of a babirusa as its wild populations face a rapid decline due to African swine fever.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Babirusa\/Pig-Deer<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_369557\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-369557\" style=\"width: 420px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-369557\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Source-DTE-1-1.jpg?resize=420%2C234&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Babirusa\/Pig-Deer\" width=\"420\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Source-DTE-1-1.jpg?resize=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Source-DTE-1-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C572&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Source-DTE-1-1.jpg?resize=768%2C429&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Source-DTE-1-1.jpg?w=1057&amp;ssl=1 1057w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-369557\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; DTE 1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>They are <strong>unusual wild pigs<\/strong> commonly <strong>known as \u201cpig-deer\u201d.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Species:<\/strong> <strong>Since 2001<\/strong>, scientists have recognized <strong>three extant species:<\/strong> <strong>Buru babirusa, North Sulawesi babirusa and Togian babirusa.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Habitat:<\/strong> They inhabit tropical <strong>rainforests, lowland and hill forests, swamps and wetlands<\/strong>, especially areas near riverbanks and ponds with aquatic plants.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Distribution: <\/strong>Babirusas are found <strong>exclusively on Indonesian islands, including Sulawesi, Togian, Sula and Buru.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>Buru babirusa is found on Buru, Mangole and Taliabu in the Maluku region.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Characteristics:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Distinctive Tusks:<\/strong> <strong>Males<\/strong> have <strong>upper canine teeth<\/strong> that grow through the snout and curve backward towards the forehead.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sparse Hair:<\/strong> Babirusas are <strong>much less hairy than other pigs<\/strong>, while the <strong>Buru babirusa has a distinctive golden-brown coat.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Unusual Snout:<\/strong> They <strong>cannot root in the ground like other pigs<\/strong> because they <strong>lack a rostral bone in the snout.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Diet:<\/strong> They are <strong>omnivorous<\/strong> and feed on leaves, roots, fruits and animal matter.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reproduction:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Females<\/strong> usually give <strong>birth to only one or two piglets<\/strong>, making <strong>population recovery difficult after major declines<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ecological Role:<\/strong> They help in <strong>seed dispersal, nutrient cycling and soil aeration.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Conservation Status<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN):<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Vulnerable<\/strong>\u00a0but it is <strong>expected to be uplisted to Critically Endangered.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Chester Zoo in the United Kingdom recorded the birth of a babirusa as its wild populations face a rapid decline due to African swine fever. About Babirusa\/Pig-Deer They are unusual wild pigs commonly known as \u201cpig-deer\u201d. Species: Since 2001, scientists have recognized three extant species: Buru babirusa, North Sulawesi babirusa and Togian babirusa. Habitat:&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/babirusa-pig-deer\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Babirusa\/Pig-Deer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10401,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,12039,11834],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-369553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-knolls","category-species-in-news","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369553","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10401"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=369553"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369553\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=369553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=369553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=369553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}