bush pig

bush pig
a wild swine, Potamochaerus porcus, of southern and eastern Africa, having white facial markings. Also called boschvark.
[1830-40]

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▪ mammal
also spelled  Bushpig  
 (Potamochoerus porcus), African member of the family Suidae (order Artiodactyla), resembling a hog but with long body hair and tassels of hair on its ears. The bush pig lives in groups, or sounders, of about 4 to 20 animals in forests and scrub regions south of the Sahara. It is omnivorous and roots for food with its snout. The adult bush pig stands 64–76 cm (25–30 inches) tall at the shoulder. Its coat colour ranges from reddish brown to blackish, with black-and-white face markings and a white crest on the back. There are several subspecies of bush pig, among them the reddish brown animal called the red river hog (P. porcus porcus).

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