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A red river hog (Potamochoerus porcus), photographed at the Bronx Zoo.
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From Pär Svensson of Kurtz, this fine portrait of a red river hog, Potamochoerus porcus, in Berlin's zoo. These cool-looking omnivores make their home in sub-Saharan Africa.
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You might not normally think of them as artodactyls, but suids (i.e. pigs and their relatives) are another major family grouping within the order. Pictured above is one representative from Africa, the Red River Hog (Potamochoerus porcus), which lives in large groups of between 4 and 20 or so as…
A red panda (Ailurus fulgens), photographed at the Bronx Zoo.
Very beautiful pigs. I also came across these at the Calgary Zoo. I produced a short slide show of them here: http://evolvingwithdarwin.blogspot.com/2009/09/photo-album-very-fine-sw…
Pretty.
The tufts of white hair make them look downright cuddly.
Brian, that is a beautiful photo and a gorgeous animal. I can't help but think though that it looks like a pig crossed with a wildcat. Could this be the 'crockoduck' Ray Comfort has been looking for?