A fourth smaller species called the Bola Batu babirusa (Babyrousa bolabatuensis) was identified by fossils on Sulawesi in the 1950s, but it is believed to be extinct.Babirusas also have intricate ...

Zoo officials at the Toronto Zoo announced yesterday in a Facebook post that the Sulawesi babirusa, also known as a ‘deer pig,’ died tragically on Saturday, February 22nd, after sustaining ...

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The Toronto Zoo says a 17-year-old Sulawesi babirusa has died after a sustaining a fatal injury over the weekend, ... The zoo said Bucky, one of the oldest babirusas in North America, ...

A 17-year-old Sulawesi babirusa, named Bucky, is shown in this undated handout image provided by the Toronto Zoo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Toronto Zoo *MANDATORY CREDIT * TORONTO — The Toronto Zoo ...

We are sad to share the passing of Bucky, the Zoo’s 17 year-old Sulawesi babirusa and one of the oldest babirusas in... Posted by The Toronto Zoo on Sunday, February 23, 2025 Article content ...

Babirusas are believed to have diverged from their pig ancestors between 26 million and 12 million years ago after getting isolated on Sulawesi when sea levels rose at the end of the last ice age.

Bucky, a Sulawesi babirusa, was fatally injured “after gaining access to a space occupied by Vishnu, a male greater one-horned rhinoceros,” the Toronto Zoo said.

Babirusas are believed to have diverged from their pig ancestors between 26 million and 12 million years ago after getting isolated on Sulawesi when sea levels rose at the end of the last ice age.

The babirusa, named Bucky, was fatally injured "after gaining access to a space occupied by Vishnu, a male greater one-horned rhinoceros," the zoo said in a Facebook post on Sunday.