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Visayan warty pig (Sus cebifrons)
The Visayan warty pig is a little-known, small, forest-dwelling pig that has only recently been recognised as a separate species. The males…
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Philippine warty pig (Sus philippensis)
The robustly built Philippine warty pig has a coarse, bristly, blackish coat with a scattering of silvery white hairs on the sides. Long…
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Palawan bearded pig (Sus ahoenobarbus)
Until recently, the bearded pigs of south-east Asia were thought to comprise three subspecies under the scientific name Sus barbatus…
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Bearded pig (Sus barbatus)
The bearded pig (Sus barbatus) is named for its distinctive beard of yellowy-white whiskers, which grow from its elongated, narrow jaw. The…
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Hairy babirusa (Babyrousa babyrussa)
Information on the hairy babirusa (Babyrousa babyrussa) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Pygmy hog (Porcula salvania)
As its common name suggests, the pygmy hog is the smallest of all the pig family; it is also the most endangered. These small hogs have…
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Red river hog (Potamochoerus porcus)
Instantly recognisable for its bright rufous fur, the red river hog is undoubtedly the most strikingly coloured of all wild pigs. Despite…
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Sulawesi babirusa (Babyrousa celebensis)
With the male’s curling tusks, this is one of the world’s most bizarre looking mammals. Indeed, so bizarre is this animal’s appearance that…
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Forest hog (Hylochoerus meinertzhageni)
Information on the forest hog is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus)
One of the most distinctive of all wild pigs, the common warthog is named for the two prominent pairs of large, fleshy protuberances that…
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Atlantic humpbacked dolphin (Sousa teuszii)
The most distinctive feature of this rather elusive cetacean is its distinctive humped appearance when it breaks the ocean’s surface to…
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Fraser’s dolphin (Lagenodelphis hosei)
This tropical dolphin was scientifically described in 1956 from an individual washed up on a beach in Borneo, but was not actually recorded…
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Red-fronted gazelle (Eudorcas rufifrons)
Information on the red-fronted gazelle is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Taruca (Hippocamelus antisensis)
The taruca (Hippocamelus antisensis) is a medium-sized deer with a stocky body and a sandy grey coat, which provides excellent camouflage in…
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Narrow-ridged finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis)
As its name suggests, the narrow-ridged finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaorientalis) is a small marine mammal which lacks a dorsal fin…
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North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis)
The North Atlantic right whale is currently one of the rarest large whales in the world, having been drastically reduced to critically low…
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Southern bottlenose whale (Hyperoodon planifrons)
A rather odd-looking, robust whale, the southern bottlenose whale (Hyperoodon planifrons) is so-named for its short, tube-like…
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Hector's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori)
Hector's dolphin, one of the rarest and smallest of marine dolphins, has a short, stocky torpedo-shaped body, which becomes narrow towards…
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Southern right whale (Eubalaena australis)
Known as a right whale because during the height of whaling efforts, this was the ‘right’ whale to catch, as it is large, slow-moving and…
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Southern red muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak)
Information on the southern red muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas)
The snow-white beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) is one of the most distinctive of all cetaceans (a group that includes dolphins, whales…
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Gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus)
A giant of the ocean, the gray whale is mottled dark to light grey in colour and is encrusted with patches of barnacles and whale lice. The…
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Heaviside’s dolphin (Cephalorhynchus heavisidii)
One of the most poorly known dolphins and also amongst the smallest, Heaviside’s dolphin has a blunt head, rounded, paddle-like flippers…
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Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris)
A particularly distinctive dolphin, the Irrawaddy has a rounded head with no beak and a flexible neck, causing visible creases behind the…
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Black muntjac (Muntiacus crinifrons)
A little-known, rare species of deer, the black muntjac (Muntiacus crinifrons) is found only in eastern China. The black muntjac has a dark…
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Bharal (Pseudois nayaur)
Information on the bharal is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Beisa oryx (Oryx beisa)
Information on the beisa oryx is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba)
With the classic dolphin shape, the striped dolphin’s most remarkable feature is the distinctive pattern of blue and white stripes along the…
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False killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens)
Despite its name, the false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens) is not a close relative of the killer whale or orca (Orcinus orca), and any…
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Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus)
Fin whales are the fastest of all cetaceans, reaching speeds of 37 kilometres per hour and known to completely clear the water. This whale…
