Babirusa - Good, Bad or Ugly?

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Babirusa - Good, Bad or Ugly?

Post by Gallstones » Thu Feb 24, 2011 1:58 am

I am actually a fan of swine. There are so many different varieties and of those the babirusa is one of the most interesting.

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The male has highly conspicuous tusks formed from the canine teeth, but their exact shape depends on the species. In the north Sulawesi babirusa, they grow upward through the skull and curve back towards the skull between the eyes, while they lack the strong curve in the Togian babirusa.[2] Both the north Sulawesi and Togian babirusa are nearly bald (with only very fine hairs), but the latter has a relatively distinct tail-tuft. As also suggested by the alternative names for the Buru babirusa, hairy or golden babirusa, it is covered in relatively dense golden hair, resulting in a rather different appearance than the other species.[2]

The female has only one pair of teats.
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Babirusas can get impaled by their own teeth
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Re: Babirusa - Good, Bad or Ugly?

Post by Cunt » Thu Feb 24, 2011 4:52 am

Yes, but how is the bacon?

...and can they handle the cold...?
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Re: Babirusa - Good, Bad or Ugly?

Post by Gallstones » Fri Mar 04, 2011 4:56 pm

They can't take the cold, they are tropical pigs; but there should be bacon.
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Post by Seth » Fri Mar 04, 2011 5:04 pm

Had me confused there for a moment, thanks for the skull pix. I thought the "through-skull" tusks came from the lower jaw and moved within the skull, but it's clear that they are "inverted" upper canines.

They seem to act to protect the head and eyes during fighting, unless I miss my guess. Very interesting indeed.

Now, about that bacon...
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Re: Babirusa - Good, Bad or Ugly?

Post by Gallstones » Fri Mar 04, 2011 5:29 pm

Babirusa and bacon-----they are native fauna where they occur and protected IIRC.
Now if one should, say.....get hit by a car and have to be euthanized, maybe one could make 'em into bacon.
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Post by Tyrannical » Sat Mar 05, 2011 8:59 am

Gallstones wrote:Babirusa and bacon-----they are native fauna where they occur and protected IIRC.
Now if one should, say.....get hit by a car and have to be euthanized, maybe one could make 'em into bacon.
How far can you chase them down before the game wardens start to get suspicious?
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Re: Babirusa - Good, Bad or Ugly?

Post by JacksSmirkingRevenge » Sat Mar 05, 2011 10:23 am

They look mean. :?

I once saw two peccaries fighting. They've got teeth like chisels and it was a very bloody fight indeed. :shock:
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