Babirusa by goodoleboy
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Description
Captured back on 3/13/10, at the beautiful Los Angeles/Griffith Park Zoo in Los Angeles, California.
The babirusas, also called pig-deer (modern Indonesian: babirusa) are a genus, Babyrousa, in the pig family (Suidae) found in Wallacea, or specifically the Indonesian islands of Sulawesi, Togian, Sula and Buru. All members of this genus were considered part of a single species until 2002, the babirusa, B. babyrussa, but following the split into several species, this scientific name is restricted to the Buru babirusa from Buru and Sula, whereas the best-known species, the north Sulawesi babirusa, is named B. celebensis. If a babirusa does not grind its tusks (achievable through regular activity), they can eventually keep growing so as to penetrate the animal's own skull.
....Wikipedia free encyclopedia.
I believe the big ones in both pics are females. And, I hope you memorized all of the above.
Have a nice day.

Comments (3)
Now that's an animal I've never heard of before, Harry; strange indeed, these pig-deer. And will there be a test? I'd better go back and read it again just in case... ;p
Very Cool Capture!! Bacon and Venisen
WOW! Strange animals. Have never seen such before :-) Thanks for sharing :)