World's smallest hog released into wild in India by conserva

World's smallest hog released into wild in India by conservationists
AFP
4 days ago
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A dozen of the world's smallest pigs have been released into the wild in northeastern India as part of a conservation programme to boost their population
A dozen of the world's smallest pigs have been released into the wild in northeastern India as part of a conservation programme to boost the population of a species once thought to have become extinct.
The pygmy hog, which has the scientific name porcula salvania, lives in tall, wet grasslands and was once found along plains on the Himalayan foothills in India, Nepal and Bhutan.

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