hogs-wild & other

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The giant forest hog -- unknown to most -- is the largest species of wild pig. Attaining weights of up to 300kg, they use their massive heads and curved tusks to omnivorously forage on the forest floor. They are mostly nocturnal, & prefer the cover of the dense Congo rainforest to open savannah.
🔥 Critically endangered Visayan warty pigs play a key role in dispersing the seeds of some species of plants
36 animals that became extinct due to human activity - Funny
Pig Breeds - Mulefoot Hog
American Mulefoot hog is unique to the US & is critically rare. The origin of the American Mulefoot breed is not clear, but it has been documented as found in Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Indiana, across the southwest and in some parts of Mexico. It has been called the "Ozark Pig".
Pig Breeds
KUNE KUNE - a small Maori pig from New Zealand. They were kept by the Maoris as pets but were nevertheless eaten on special occasions. They were allowed to wander freely in Maori villages, scavenging for food around and inside the houses and it is probably this longstanding close association with man which has made them so friendly and docile. ‘Kune Kune’ means fat and round in Maori. Kune Kunes arrived in Britain in 1992. They are between twenty four and thirty inches high, and one hundred and twenty to two hundred and forty pounds in weight. They are completely covered in hair which can be anything between short and straight, and long and curly. They come in a range of cream, ginger, brown, black and spotted. They have a medium to short snout, and either prick or flopped ears. They have short legs and a short round body. The most unusual feature of most Kune Kune pigs is a pair of tassels, called piri piri, under their chin like a goat. This is not unique to the Kunes but it is unusual. Temperament wise, they are delightful, being placid and very friendly. They thrive on human company.
Ossabaw Island Swine - Oklahoma State University
Ossabaw Island Hog The hogs of Ossabaw Island, off the coast of Georgia, are descendants of Spanish pigs brought to the New World over 400 years ago. They were small range pigs with prick ears, heavy coats and long snouts.