Mary Bates, PhD

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New Creature Feature: Meet the Babirusa

Photo: Michael Shehan Obeysekera, via Flickr. Distributed under a CC BY 2.0 license.Babirusas are no ordinary pigs.Found in the swamps and rainforests of Indonesian islands, babirusas have barrel-shaped bodies balanced on delicate, deer-like legs. The most well-known species of babirusa is distinguished by its naked body and massive, curving tusks. Read on to meet this strange and charismatic oinker - The Creature Feature: 10 Fun Facts About the Babirusa.