WILD BOAR & BABIRUSA

Babirusa

Babirusa (Babyrousa babirussa) there are only around Sulawesi Island, Togian, Malenge, Sula, Buru and the Moluccas. Babirusa habitats are found in tropical rain forests. This animal likes to eat fruits and plants, such as mangoes, mushrooms and leaves. They only hunt for food at night to avoid a few wild animals that often attack.Babirusa body length about 87 to 106 centimeters. Babirusa Higher revolves around the 65-80 centimeters and body weight can reach 90 pounds. Despite the solitary nature, they generally live in groups with a male of the most powerful in the lead.These shy animals can be ferocious when disturbed. Long fangs protruding upward, useful to protect the eyes from rattan thorns. Babirusa females gave birth to one to two small one-time delivery. Pregnancy period ranges from 125 to 150 days.Babirusa baby will be breastfed for one month, after which it will own the forest in search of food free. During the year babirusa females give birth only once. Babirusa a mature age five to 10 months, and can last up to age 24 years.

They are often hunted the local population to prey or deliberately murdered because of damage to agricultural land and plantations. Populations of animals that also prey on the larvae is getting less to include in the list of protected animals. Their number is estimated to live 4000 tail and only found in Indonesia.Since 1996 the animals have been included in the category of rare and protected by the IUCN and CITES. But still often found babirusa meat trade in the region of North Sulawesi. Therefore, the central research and development biology denganpemerintah LIPI in cooperation with the local Forestry Department and the University of Sam Ratulangi held the program protection of this endangered animal.These include habitat protection supervision babirusa babirusa protection and create a garden on the land area of ​​800 hectares.Additional information:Babirusa classified kingdom Animalia, which means Babirusa are:1. Multiselluler2. Eukaryotic3. Heterotroph4. Can migrateAs the kingdom Animalia, animal classified babirusa chordates, or animal body wheelbase, classified in subfillum vertebrate-vertebrate animals - where the return is classified as a mammal babirusa.Conclusion: Babirusa is a rare protected animals. Including the kingdom Animalia, Babyrousa genus, and species babirussa.

WILD BOAR & BABIRUSA

Wild boar (Sus scrofa) and babirusa (babyroussa babyroussa) is the same - the same kind of wild pig. The second difference is in his physical, habitat and habits.
Wild boarLarge boar's head and stocky body. Neck and short legs. Having thick hair hair brown or black.Male boar has a large canine teeth and sticking out. While the boar female does not have fangs.

They are scattered in northern Africa, Asia and Europe. In Indonesia, there are on the island of Sumatra, Java, Bali and Nusa Tenggara. There was in part brought to Kalimantan and Papua.Wild boar living in forests, grasslands, until near the township. In the forest - the forest near the village, wild boar are considered pests because of damage to agricultural crops.Wild pigs eat anything yg met. They like to eat roots, fruits, leaves, bird eggs, small animals, even dead animals.Wild pigs can dig up tubers and roots from the soil by using his nose. The nose has a slab of wild boar bones and muscles strong so that it can be used to dig the soil surface.Wild boar like bathing in ponds, rivers and mud to cool the body of hot air, because the wild pigs have no sweat glands. Mud also protects the body from insect bites.Boars live in groups. In the group could reach 40 individuals consisting of young male pigs, female and children. Male boars live alone, they've gathered with the group during the mating season.In mating season, male boar fight each other fighting over females. They use the fangs and a body to fight.Once female pig can give birth to 8 tails. At birth until the age of six months, the kids wild boar have white stripes on his body. The lines are slowly lost during their one year old.

Wild boar (Sus scrofa) is the ancestor of wild pigs which lowers hogs (Sus domesticus). Regional distribution is in the forests of Central Europe, Mediterranean (including the Atlas Mountains in Central Africa) and most of the South Asiahingga in Indonesia. He included that includes family Suidae and bushpig Warthog in Africa, the pygmy hog in northern India, and babirusa in Indonesia.Weight boars can reach up to 200 kilograms (400 pounds) for adult males, and the length can reach 1.8 m (6 ft). If surprised or cornered, they can become aggressive - particularly when the adult female is protecting her child - and if attacked will defend itself with its fangs.Wild boar was extinct in Britain in the 17th century, but its population has returned in some places, particularly in the Weald result regardless of the ranch.