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Pigs: Suidae - Physical Characteristics, Habitat, Behavior And Reproduction, Pigs And People, Conservation Status, Forest Hog (hylochoerus Meinertzhageni): Species Accounts - GEOGRAPHIC RANGE, DIET

FOREST HOG (Hylochoerus meinertzhageni): SPECIES ACCOUNTS
BABIRUSA (Babyroussa babyrussa): SPECIES ACCOUNTS
EURASIAN WILD PIG (Sus scrofa): SPECIES ACCOUNTS

GEOGRAPHIC RANGE

Pigs live on every continent except Antarctica. They also occupy a number of oceanic islands. They are not indigenous (in-DIJ-un-us), native, to all ranges, but have been introduced by humans.

DIET

Wild pigs are omnivorous, eating meat and plants, feeding on leaves, grasses, seeds, fruits, eggs, young trees, carrion, or dead animals, invertebrates, or animals without backbones, and small vertebrates, animals with backbones. They also enjoy mineral licks where they ingest nutrient-rich soil or water.

Additional Topics

Pigs: Suidae - Physical Characteristics

Pigs: Suidae - Habitat

Pigs: Suidae - Behavior And Reproduction

Pigs: Suidae - Pigs And People

Pigs: Suidae - Conservation Status

Pigs: Suidae - Forest Hog (hylochoerus Meinertzhageni): Species Accounts

Pigs: Suidae - Babirusa (babyroussa Babyrussa): Species Accounts

Pigs: Suidae - Eurasian Wild Pig (sus Scrofa): Species Accounts

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