Red river hog

The red river hog, Potamochoerus porcus, also called the bushpig, is a wild member of the pig family living in Africa, mostly in the Guinean and Congolian forests. It is rarely seen away from rainforest and generally prefers areas near rivers or swamps. It has striking orange to reddish-brown fur, black legs and a tufted white stripe along the spine, and its entire body is covered in hair. Adults weigh 45 to 115 kilograms. It is omnivorous and eats mainly roots, bulbs and tubers, plus fruit, seeds, fungi, eggs, insects and small animals, and it can damage crops such as cassava and yams. Groups of six to ten, with one adult male, are typical. It is often active by day but primarily nocturnal or crepuscular. Leopards are a common threat, and the animals probably live about fifteen years in the wild.