- Where to see one
- 5 U.S. zoos in our directory hold visayan warty pig, confirmed against each zoo's own animal list.
Conservation status
Not Evaluated
This species has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List, so it sits outside the threat scale entirely.
About the visayan warty pig
The Visayan warty pig is a critically endangered wild pig found only in the Visayan Islands of the central Philippines. It is believed extinct on most of those islands, with documented surviving populations only on Negros and Panay. Boars are named for three pairs of fleshy warts on the face, which biologists speculate may protect against rivals' tusks. The pigs live in groups of four to six, eating roots, tubers and fruit, and also crops. Around 95% of their natural habitat has been cleared for farming, and they readily hybridise with feral domestic pigs. The first wild photographs came from camera traps in 2012.
Visayan Warty Pig facts
- Boars carry three pairs of fleshy warts, perhaps a defence against rivals' tusks.
- It is extinct in 98% of its original native range because of forest loss.
- The first photographs of one in the wild were taken by camera trap in 2012.
- The Negros and Panay populations have been isolated since the last ice age.
Where to see visayan warty pig in the U.S.
5 zoos across 4 states
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California· 1
Florida· 2
Pennsylvania· 1
Washington· 1
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