Sabtu, 05 Februari 2011

Babyrousa Babyrussa (Babirusa)

Babirusa (Babyrousa babirussa) there are only around Sulawesi Island, Togian, Malenge, Sula, Buru and the Maluku. Babirusa habitats are found in tropical rain forests. This animal likes to eat fruits and plants, such as mangoes, mushrooms and leaves. They only hunt for food at night to avoid a few wild animals that often attack.

Babirusa body length about 87 to 106 centimeters. Babirusa Higher revolves around the 65-80 centimeters and body weight can reach 90 pounds. Despite the solitary nature, they generally live in groups with a male of the most powerful in the lead.

They are often hunted the local population to prey or deliberately murdered because of damage to agricultural land and plantations. Populations of animals that also prey on the larvae is getting less to include in the list of protected animals. Their number is estimated to live 4000 babirusa and only found in Indonesia. Since 1996 the animals have been included in the category of rare and protected by the IUCN and CITES.

Scientific classification: Kingdom: Animalia, Phylum: Chordata, Class: mammals; Order: Artiodactyla, Family: Suidae; Genus: Babyrousa; Species: B. babyrussa. Binomial name: Babyrousa babyrussa (Linnaeus, 1758)

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