北スラウェシバビルサは、インドネシアのスラウェシ島と周辺の小島に生息するイノシシ科の動物である。ほとんどの個体は毛がなくグレーの肌をしている。オスのバビルサは大きな牙を持ち、頭蓋骨の方に向かって湾曲している。頭胴長は 85 ～ 110 cm、尻尾の長さは 29 ～ 32 cm、肩高は 58 ～ 66 cm。オスの体重は 70 ～ 100 kg、メスの体重は 45 ～ 80 kg。
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Babyrousa celebensis
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Animal Facts
‘Babirusa’ means ‘pig deer’ in Malay.
Babirusas have a two chambered stomach, more like that of sheep than of other pigs.
The male babirusas tusks continue to grow throughout his life and can even grow into the skull.
Babirusas are missing a bone in the snout that other pigs have, so they do not engage in ‘rooting’ behaviour typical of pigs.
Babirusas are excellent swimmers; it is thought that they are found across various Indonesian islands because they swam to them.
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