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Bushpig Placecard Holder

Bushpig Placecard Holder
4cm average
306-705 ...... 160 USD



The African bushpig is a nocturnal animal, and resembles the European wild boar but stands only 80cm at the shoulder.

Like their northern cousins, African bushpigs are covered in coarse hair, and they mostly root up tubers but will eat almost anything, including carrion when they can find it. Bushpigs prefer thick forest and dense bush, often near water. The sow constructs a haystack-like nest in thick cover, where her babies are born. The piglets have white stripes, again like the European wild pig. The bushpig is aggressive and can be dangerous if surprised in the wild. They defend themselves with their razor- sharp tusks and it appears that of the predators, only the big cats are willing to take them on.




Sculptures by Patrick Mavros