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Red River Hog at Diergaarde Blijdorp, Rotterdam (Holland)

The Red River Hog, also known as the Bush Pig (but not to be confused with the common Bushpig), is a wild member of the pig family living in Africa, with most of its distribution in the Guinean and Congolian forests. It is rarely seen away from rainforests, and generally prefers areas near rivers or swamps. Red River Hogs eat grasses, berries, roots, insects, molluscs, small vertebrates and carrion, and are capable of causing damage to plantations. They typically live in herds of 6 to 20 members led by a dominant boar, with sows rearing 3 to 6 piglets at a time. The Red River Hog has striking red fur, with black legs and a tufted white stripe along the spine and fantastic ear tufts. They have white face markings around the eyes and on the cheeks and jaws; the rest of the muzzle and face are a contrasting black. The fur on the jaw and the flanks is longer than on the body.
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Matthijs van Wageningen
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Canon Canon EOS 30D
f/10
90 mm
1/500 s
400
0.0 EV
no, mode: supressed
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Canon
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Canon EOS 30D
Date Time of Original
2008:08:23 12:00:22
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10
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0.0 EV
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1/500 s
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no, mode: supressed
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400
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90 mm
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auto
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auto
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normal