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  2. Giant forest hog - Wikipedia

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    The giant forest hog (Hylochoerus meinertzhageni), the only member of its genus (Hylochoerus), is native to wooded habitats in Africa and is one of the largest wild members of the pig family, Suidae, along with a few subspecies of the wild boar. [2] It was first described in 1904.

  3. Common warthog - Wikipedia

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    The common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) is a wild member of the pig family found in grassland, savanna, and woodland in sub-Saharan Africa. [1] [2] In the past, it was commonly treated as a subspecies of P. aethiopicus, but today that scientific name is restricted to the desert warthog of northern Kenya, Somalia, and eastern Ethiopia.

  4. Warthog - Wikipedia

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    They are pigs who live in open and semi-open habitats, even in quite arid regions, in sub-Saharan Africa. The two species were formerly considered conspecific under the scientific name Phacochoerus aethiopicus , but today this is limited to the desert warthog , while the best-known and most widespread species, the common warthog (or simply ...

  5. Fun fact: blue whales are 16 times bigger than a human. The post 50 Animals So Giant It’s Hard To Believe They’re Real (New Pics) first appeared on Bored Panda.

  6. Red river hog - Wikipedia

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    The red river hog (Potamochoerus porcus) or bushpig (a name also used for Potamochoerus larvatus) is a wild member of the pig family living in Africa, with most of its distribution in the Guinean and Congolian forests. It is rarely seen away from rainforests, and generally prefers areas near rivers or swamps. [2]

  7. According to a 2022 story from The Sacramento Bee, hunters report killing fewer than 5,000 wild pigs in California each year, “a fraction of the state’s feral hog population, estimated at ...

  8. Suidae - Wikipedia

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    Suidae is a family of artiodactyl mammals which are commonly called pigs, hogs, or swine. In addition to numerous fossil species, 18 extant species are currently recognized (or 19 counting domestic pigs and wild boars separately), classified into between four and eight genera .

  9. Feral hogs not in Minnesota, new state report finds - AOL

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    Reports of a devastating wild hog invasion were premature, suggests a new state report. "Minnesota does not have an established feral pig population," the state's Department of Natural Resources ...