(Sus barbatus)
of Adult:
Weight: 90 to 330 lbs.
The Bearded Pig has the slimmest torso and longest head of all the living pigs. Distinguishing characteristics include two pairs of warts on the face with the first pair covered by the beard hair, thin whiskers on the face, and a two-rowed tail tuft. Pigs in general are medium sized artiodactyls with large heads, a short neck, and a powerful and agile body covered with a coarse bristly coat of hair.
For the majority of the year, Bearded Pigs live in one location in a stable family group. They are active during the day aside from times of migration, when they switch to activity at night. Bearded Pigs are unique among the pigs in the extensive migrations that they take. Several hundred animals join together for the purpose of migration. Yearlings have never been observed in the migrating herds, and it is probably for this reason that reproduction is timed so that yearlings are grown at the time of the annual migration. The migrating herds are led by old boars (male pigs). Travel is done at night on wide paths, which are well worn. During the day the pigs retreat to the thickets. The Bearded Pigs always travel by the same route and at the same time of year. During migration, the pigs are much less shy than usual. It is not clear whether the migrations are in response to variations in food supply or due to a regular migratory cycle.