Giant wild pig discovered

A giant wild pig has been discovered in South America.

The Gaurdian

Todays Gaurdian newspaper reports the discovery of a previously undiscovered species of wild pig.

Click the link to access the news article.

The link is dead. And it's GUARDIAN.

I think he is talking about this:

Article

Correct?

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Judging by the picture on the link, that's not exactly a "giant" animal. It looks to be about as big as a medium-sized dog. Bigger than your standard peccary, to be sure, but not giant in a general context.

Since when was 1,2 meters the terms for "GIANT" ?

Hehe, that piggy looks kinda funny.. ^_^

Interesting that it has that long fur, and is quite compact to most other pig-species that i know of.

reply to post by Thain Esh Kelch


I don't know why it has long hair, but it wouldn't be as fat as your typical pig because it has to forage for itself, not having a virtually unlimited supply of food that does not have to be worked for as domesticated pigs have, and also because it has to run from predators.

Originally posted by totalvigilance
reply to post by Thain Esh Kelch

 

I don't know why it has long hair, but it wouldn't be as fat as your typical pig because it has to forage for itself, not having a virtually unlimited supply of food that does not have to be worked for as domesticated pigs have, and also because it has to run from predators.

Well, I guess being 'wild' - it's more similar to a Boar than a pig. Still, I wonder what other undiscovered creatures await in the Amazon - providing we don't decimate the place before we get to find them..

J

Looks little like a cross between a porkypine? and a pig...

Originally posted by downunder666
Looks little like a cross between a porkypine? and a pig...

Ohhh... I dunnnnooooo. Actually, before they shaved and painted him, he was a standard French Poodle!

Sorry... I just couldn't resist. Seriously, it is quite interesting that we are spending time trying to get to other planets and galaxies and we don't even know all the critters available here on Earth. This doesn't constitute a complaint, merely and observation.