Their story, personality and the details worth observing in person.
Meet Rame
Rame is an invented editorial name for this provisional profile. In the sample story, the animal curiously explores keeper-provided enrichment and often chooses the same quiet spot to rest. This individual profile does not describe a real specimen and will be replaced by Bioparco.
An individual, not just a species
The identity card of Rame
- Sex
- non specificato
- Origin
- The individual name, sex and story are invented provisional editorial content; scientific information refers to the species.
Verifiable facts and scientific language
Species profile
Red river hog
Potamochoerus porcus
The red river hog is a reddish wild pig with white ear tassels.
- Class
- Mammalia
- Diet
- Omnivore
- IUCN status
- LC Least Concern Least Concern (LC) It is widespread or abundant and currently faces a low risk. IUCN Red List classification
- Natural habitat
- Forests, wetlands and moist scrub.
- Distribution
- West and Central Africa.
- Feeding
- Roots, fruit, seeds, invertebrates and small vertebrates.
- Characteristics
- A reddish wild pig with white ear tassels.
One fact to take home
Observe, connect, remember
It roots with its snout and may follow monkeys for fallen fruit.