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Babirusa
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The babirusas are a genus Babyrousa, in the pig family (Suidae). They live in in Wallacea, or the Indonesian islands of Sulawesi, Togian, Sula and Buru.
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Babyrousa celebensis | |
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Subfamily: | Babyrousinae |
Genus: | Babyrousa Perry, 1811 |
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They are often called deer pigs. All members of this genus were part of a single species. After the split into several species, Babyrousa is restricted to the Buru babirusa from Buru and Sula, whereas the best-known species, the north Sulawesi babirusa is named B. celebensis.
The name "pig-deer" has sometimes also been used in English, and is a direct translation of the Indonesian babi-rusa.