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Bearded Pig or Wild Boar
Bearded Pig or Wild Boar
- The bearded pigs of the Kinabatangan are often found wandering near the buildings of Danau Girang Field Centre.
- One of their distinguishing features is the ‘beard’ that consists of a series of bristles on either side of the jaw.
- The bearded pig feeds on fruits, roots, worms and carrion and are known to follow groups of macaques, feeding on fruit fallen from the trees.
- Female pigs build nests from vegetation when expecting a litter and the striped piglets stay with the mother for up to a year.
- The stripy coat aids in camouflaging the females' young, protecting them from predation.
- There are several pigs that regularly visit the centre including Pumba, Miss Piggy and Quasimodo.
