Celebes warty pig

Sulawesi Warty Pig (Sus celebensis )

The Sulawesi Warty Pig - (Sus celebensis ), sometimes also called Celebesschwein, one living in Indonesia mammal in the family of the Real pigs ( Suidae ). It is held semi-wild as a pet on some Indonesian islands.

Features

The fur of the Sulawesi warty - flecked black and with scattered yellow and white hair, but there are also reddish- brown colored copies. The typical pig snout is surrounded by a bright ring on the end they have a shock of white hair. In the face they have like all warty three pairs pustular swellings that increase with advancing age. The legs are relatively short, provided the tail rather long and with a tassel. These animals can reach a body length of 80 to 130 inches, the shoulder height is around 70 inches and the weight is between 40 and 70 kilograms.

Distribution and habitat

Originally Sulawesi warty pigs native to the island of Sulawesi ( Celebes ) and smaller offshore islands. They were introduced by humans in other Indonesian islands, such as some of the Lesser Sunda Islands and the Moluccas. They are not picky in terms of their habitat and inhabit both rainforest and swamps and grasslands and the mountains come down to 2300 meters above sea level before.

Way of life

These pigs live in family groups, two or three families sometimes join together to form associations. They are more active during the day, foraging is usually in the early morning and late afternoon vonstatten. They are omnivorous, roots, fruits, leaves, carrion, insects and other invertebrates take to him.

The pairing can take place throughout the year, but most births fall in the months of April or May. The gestation period is approximately four to five months, after which come two to three (in exceptional cases up to ten) pups. Built to birth the female a nest in which the newborns spend their first days of life.

Sulawesi warty pigs and humans

The Sulawesi Warty Pig - was introduced by man in some Indonesian islands, including on Halmahera, Flores and Timor. The domestic pig populations on some islands of the Moluccas and New Guinea could go back in this way or on hybrids with the wild boar. On some islands, they are semi-wild conditions kept as pets, meaning they spend the day in the woods and return to the night back to the stables.

On Sulawesi even the species is still relatively common, only in the southern regions and on some islands it has become rare. The IUCN is not among the endangered species.