Asia & Pacific

Scientists Release Rare Footage of World’s Ugliest Pig Species

Scientists Release Rare Footage of World’s Ugliest Pig Species
A screenshot from video that recorded the Javan warty pig in the wild for the first time. Screenshot via Act for Wildlife/YouTube
Colin Fredericson
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Conservationists working in Indonesia managed to capture rare footage of the endangered Javan warty pig, an endangered species also known as the world’s ugliest pig.

“For me,” said Dr. Johanna Rode-Margono, via BBC, “they are not ugly - they are beautiful.”
Colin Fredericson
Colin Fredericson
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