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		<title>The Visayan Warty Pig</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-visayan-warty-pig/" title="The Visayan Warty Pig" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="130" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/vwp1a-300x130.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Visayan warty pig" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/vwp1a-300x130.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/vwp1a-800x347.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/vwp1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The Visayan warty pig, aka baboy ilahas, baboy talonon, baboy sulop, and baboy ramo, hails from 6 of the Visayan Islands (Cebu, Negros, Panay, Masbate, Guimaras, and Siquijor) in the central Philippines. They face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments, farming, [&#x2026;]</p>
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		<title>The Highly Aggressive Bushpig</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-highly-aggressive-bushpig/" title="The Highly Aggressive Bushpig" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="130" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/bushpig1a-300x130.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="bushpig" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/bushpig1a-300x130.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/bushpig1a-800x347.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/bushpig1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The bushpig is a wild and highly aggressive species of porcine that hails from South Africa. They may also be present in Madagascar as well. These critters face the threat of large-scale habitat destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments, farming, and ranching. They are also hunted for [&#x2026;]</p>
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		<title>The Desert Warthog</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2024 09:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-desert-warthog/" title="The Desert Warthog" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="128" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/dw1a-300x128.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="desert warthog" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/dw1a-300x128.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/dw1a-800x340.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/dw1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The desert warthog hails from the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. There are 2 subspecies: the Cape warthog &#38; the Somali warthog. Even though they face the threats of habitat loss at the hands of farming and ranching; &#38; climate change, which causes severe droughts, these wild porcines [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Behold the Domestic Pig</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2019 09:45:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/behold-the-domestic-pig/" title="Behold the Domestic Pig" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="145" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/pig1a-300x145.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="pig" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/pig1a-300x145.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/pig1a-800x386.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/pig1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>When you think about a pig, the thought generally brings to mind mud, fat pot bellies, grunts, squeals, and piglets. But pigs are so much more than that. These incredibly intelligent, caring, and loyal animals have much more to offer than just a farm animal. We used to have a [&#x2026;]</p>
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