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While humans hunt swine for food, natural predators include large cats, hyenas, and even pythons. The pigs' primary defense is speed, but when cornered, they can behave quite fiercely.

Their lower tusks, which can get to be about 3 inches 7 centimeters long, are razor sharp and make excellent weapons! Red river hogs can even swim underwater to escape from leopards, catching a breath every 15 seconds or so. Visayan warty pig—mysterious but charming: Native to the Philippines, not much is known about Visayan warty pigs in the wilderness, but wildlife care specialists describe the pigs at our Zoo as playful and friendly.

The boars have three pairs of fleshy warts, or bumps, on their face. Biologists think these warts help protect the warty pig from the tusks of a rival during a fight. The boars also grow stiff, spiky "hairdos" as mating season approaches.

Red river hog—a pig of a different color: The red river hog is found in Africa. It is named for its reddish brown fur and the fact that it often wades through water. Red river hogs don't live in a red river! These pigs are active during both day and night, and are good swimmers. It's interesting to note that while many pigs are becoming scarce as a result of people moving into their habitat, these changes actually help red river hogs: as farming spreads, the farms provide good grazing for the hogs and lessen the leopard population.

Because of the warm and humid climate, their coat is sparse, short, and light. Chances are that when you heard the word pig in the past, you pictured the pink, domestic barnyard variety. Perhaps now you'll think of the wonderful variety of swine in the world, ready to root in the dirt or battle an opponent. There's just no such thing as a plain pig! Wild swine species have adapted to live in a variety of climates and habitats.

Red river hogs and babirusas live in rainforests, bush pigs and forest hogs live in forests, and warthogs are at home in the savanna. All make good use of mud wallows to cool off and to protect their skin from parasites and insect bites. They are generally crepuscular or nocturnal, resting during the day in burrows or hollows they make in stands of tall grass or leaf litter.

Pigs and hogs are omnivores: their varied diet can include small reptiles, mammals, and carrion, along with grasses, water plants, and fruit. A good part of each day is spent foraging. All pigs use that tough snout to root in the soil for food items such as leaves, roots, bulbs, insects, and earthworms.

An acute sense of smell allows swine to detect an edible root or tuber 10 inches 25 centimeters below the soil. Because of this behavior, wild swine have become infamous for rooting through and destroying large portions of farmers' crops. Wild pigs are generally social, living in close-knit groups called sounders that are made up of adult females sows and their offspring, along with an adult male boar.

Young boars may form bachelor herds until they're old enough to mate. Highly recommended as a pit-stop for lunch on the walk over to the San Diego Zoo. HUGE portions! Found this awesome little restaurant on Google maps after our visit at the zoo. Saw the great reviews and appetizing photos We were not disappointed! We ordered the brisket and pulled pork plates.

Melt-in-you-mouth tender cuts of meat Definitely a winner for those who want great eats without all the fluff. The smoker up front in the parking lot isn't just for show! They're using that thing, smoking their meats, serving lemonade, and putting out home made BBQ sauces!

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