Scott Hanko
Red River Hog Baby
Potamochoerus porcus
The Red River Hog is omnivorous. It eats mainly roots and turnips and supplements its diet with fruit, grasses, herbs, eggs, dead animal and plant remains, insects, and lizards. It uses its large muzzle to root about in the soil in search of food. In this way Red River Hogs can cause much damage to agricultural plantings.
The Red River Hog is mostly nocturnal. By day, they hide in dense brush. After sunset they roam in troops searching for food. The Red River Hog is a good swimmer but is unable to hold its breath for long. They live in small troops of four up to twenty animals, comprising a male (boar), some adult sows and their piglets. The boar defends its harem aggressively against carnivores; the leopard is its most important enemy. Different troops merge occasionally to form groups of up to sixty animals.
Wild Animal Park Escondido Ca.
Red River Hog Baby
Potamochoerus porcus
The Red River Hog is omnivorous. It eats mainly roots and turnips and supplements its diet with fruit, grasses, herbs, eggs, dead animal and plant remains, insects, and lizards. It uses its large muzzle to root about in the soil in search of food. In this way Red River Hogs can cause much damage to agricultural plantings.
The Red River Hog is mostly nocturnal. By day, they hide in dense brush. After sunset they roam in troops searching for food. The Red River Hog is a good swimmer but is unable to hold its breath for long. They live in small troops of four up to twenty animals, comprising a male (boar), some adult sows and their piglets. The boar defends its harem aggressively against carnivores; the leopard is its most important enemy. Different troops merge occasionally to form groups of up to sixty animals.
Wild Animal Park Escondido Ca.