What is pygmy hog?
The Pygmy of the Pig is a critically endangered species of wild pigs that was once widely distributed in Southeast Asia. Since 2008 it has been known that about 150 pigs of pigs existed in the population limited to Assam, India and several park protection. Radical measures have been introduced to protect these unique animals; At the beginning of 2008, they attracted great public attention, when several pygmic pigs were released into the wild to strengthen the wild population. Pygmy pig is the only surviving representative of the family porcula , which makes it a particularly unique animal. With the loss of Pygma HOG, the entire evolutionary branch of the pig family would be lost, which many scientists agree to be an unfortunate turn of the event. Pygmy pig is also the smallest known pig in the world, weighing about £ 10 (just over eight kilograms).
The pig's adult pygmy has a dark brown to black skin, covered with a dark fur coat. Their heads are significantly tapering, with a comb hair on top of the head and the back of the Crku. Younger pigs are marked with stripes that disappear with age; In general, pygmy Hog has lived for about eight years and has achieved sexual maturity for two to three years.
These animals are omnipotent, eating a wide range of tubers, plants, insects and small animals. Their once wide range was primarily limited by human activity. People put pressure on pigs by hunting, destroying their habitats and raising animals that compete for sources with HOG pygmy. Lot in the life of Pygmy Hog in life was also threatened by civil and social unrest, making it difficult to monitor the population of animals.
In fact, people once thought that pygmy pig would disappear in the wild. However, Durrell Wildlife Trust, in cooperation with local nature conservation organizations, has been discovered in North India. In 1995, several individuals were captured for the breeding program, in the hope that this species would save than completeIt disappears.
As with other critically endangered species, pigs trade is seriously limited; Rescue parks can only increase them with consent, and such parks usually trade with animals to maintain genetic diversity. It is also illegal to hunt pygmy hog.