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Bush pig, red river hog (Potamochoerus porcus)
Subject: Bush pig, red river hog (Potamochoerus porcus)
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0 Potamochoerus porcus - Potamochère roux (1) - Bush pig, red river hog (Potamochoerus porcus).JPG
Resolution: 2629x1753 File Size: 5156880 Bytes Date: 2012:07:18 17:01:49 Camera: Canon EOS 600D (Canon) F number: f/5.6 Exposure: 1/200 sec Focal Length: 135/1 Upload Date: 2017:01:26 17:35:53

Bush pig, red river hog (Potamochoerus porcus)


Description
Latina: Potamochoerus porcus
Français : Potamochère roux
English: Red river hog
Date 18 July 2012
Source Self-photographed
Author Jean-Pol GRANDMONT https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Jean-Pol_GRANDMONT
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:0_Potamochoerus_porcus_-_Potamoch%C3%A8re_roux_(1).JPG

The red river hog (Potamochoerus porcus), also known as the bush pig (but not to be confused with P. larvatus, common name "bushpig"), is a wild member of the pig family living in Africa, with most of its distribution in the Guinean and Congolian forests. It is rarely seen away from rainforests, and generally prefers areas near rivers or swamps. Order: Artiodactyla, Family: Suidae, Subfamily: Suinae.

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Potamochoerus porcus
red river hog
West and Cen­tral Sub-Sa­ha­ran Africa to North­ern South Africa and Mada­gas­car.

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