Monday, July 29, 2013

Red River Hog

 kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Sidea
Genus: Potamochoerus
 Species: P. porcus

The red river hog also named as the bush pig is relative to Africa as it live in the rainforest. Red river hogs eat grasses, insects, roots. they live in groups from 5 to 19 as the males are know to be solitary , it has a striking red fur, long ears, white face as its around his eyes also on her Jews, big nose And a white strip on her back.

The red river hog used its large nose in searching for food in the soil as they are a good swimmers but they cant hold there breath for along time, by the day, they hide in dense brush, after sunset, they roam in troops searching for food. The red river hog female give birth to 3-6 litters of pig lets.
 
Its known that the main predators of the red river hog are the leopards as they aren't threatened by extension.

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