North Sulawesi babirusa

The North Sulawesi babirusa, Babyrousa celebensis, is a species of suid native to Sulawesi and the nearby islands of Lembeh, Buton and Muna in Indonesia. The name comes from the local words for pig and deer, a reference to the large tusks of the male that suggest antlers. The upper canines of the male pierce the top of the snout and curve back toward the forehead, and the lower canines emerge at the sides of the mouth. It has a head-and-body length of 85 to 110 centimetres, weighs up to 100 kilograms and is almost hairless. It lives in the underbrush of tropical forest and canebrakes and along rivers and lakes. It is protected by Indonesian law but threatened by illegal hunting and deforestation. Zoos breed it, although captive stock is very inbred.