A clean sweep
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Red river hogs are a little known species of swine that live in the rain forests of central Africa. They can weigh up to 250 pounds, are highly social, and eat seeds and leaves off the forest floor. Their natural predators are lions and hyenas, but increasingly humans are hunting the animals for their valuable meat.
Publication Name: Wildlife Conservation
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 1048-4949
Year: 1999
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King of the jungle
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The environmental policy of the Wildlife Conservation Society is to study the diverse populations of the mountain, western lowland, and Grauer gorillas of Central Africa. In addition, the society seeks to protect their fertile forest habitat, which is threatened by human settlement and economic development.
Publication Name: Wildlife Conservation
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 1048-4949
Year: 1999
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