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Visayan Warty Pig Sus Cebifrons By: Shelby Thiel. The Endangered Species Project. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Family: Suidae Genus: Sus Species: Cebifrons. Taxonomy. A small mammal usually as tall as
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Visayan Warty Pig Sus Cebifrons By: Shelby Thiel The Endangered Species Project
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Family: Suidae Genus: Sus Species: Cebifrons Taxonomy
A small mammal usually as tall as 2½ to 3 feet. It’s smaller in size and weight compared to other pigs. Its Facial features are expressed with a long nose and a big jawbone. IT has very thick, dark hair with a thin tail. Males are usually bigger. Physical Description www.stiftung-artenschutz.de/zgap/ img/Menuzgapev/Foto7_TN.JP
Physical Description It’s 2 ½ to 3 feet Their hair is Black and Rough www.lazoo.org/whatsnewfiles/warties.html
Habitat Habitat It’s found in the Philippines and in eastern Asia. They live in the Visayan Islands http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/rp.html
Habitat Habitat The Visayan Warty Pig is a forest dweller http://www.canr.uconn.edu/nrme/programs/forest/images/forest.jpg
The Visayan warty pig's diet includes cultivated vegetables and fallen fruits. The plight of the Visayan warty pigs is made worse due to the negative attitudes of most local people towards them, because of the damage they cause to the crops of small farms. As a result, not only is there a lack of conservation measures to protect the pigs, but they are regarded as pests and fair game for hunting. Niche
The Visayan warty pig's diet includes cultivated vegetables and fallen fruits. It gets food from scavenging the ground Food
The Visayan Warty Pig lives in the forests of the Visayan Islands Shelter
Piglets are usually seen in the dry season (January - March in the Western Visayan Islands). The average number of piglets is probably about 3 - 4 per litter. Reproduction
Endangerment Much of the destruction of the forests of the Visayan Islands which are home to this pig, may be attributed to landless peasants and indigenous tribal groups who move into these areas to clear temporary agricultural plots known as kaingin. The soil of these plots is rapidly exhausted and new plots must be cleared every few years. Tropical storms wash the sparse topsoil off of the bare hillsides into the sea The plight of the Visayan warty pigs is made worse due to the negative attitudes of most local people towards them, because of the damage they cause to the crops of small farms. As a result, not only is there a lack of conservation measures to protect the pigs, but they are regarded as pests and fair game for hunting
The animal can be conserved by having fines for disturbing or killing the Pigs. How can the animal be conserved?
What Length is the Visayan Warty Pig? What Does the Visayan Warty Pig eat? What Does The Visayan Warty Pig look like? Why is the Visayan Warty Pig Endangered? Comprehension Questions:
Sources Cited Name of site: Animal Info Web Address: www.stiftung-artenschutz.de/zgap/ img/Menuzgapev/Foto7_TN.JP What I found at this site: Picture of Visayan Warty Pig Name of site: La Zoo Web Address : www.lazoo.org/whatsnewfiles/warties.html What I found at this site: Picture of two Visayan warty pigs Name of site: Web Address: http://www.canr.edu/nrme/programs/fores/images/forest.jpg What I found at this site: Background Hope you feel better Caelan!!