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Giant forest hog

The giant forest hog (Hylochoerus meinertzhageni – the only member of its genus) is the largest member of the pig family. Forest hogs live in the west and central Africa, Rwenzori Mountains, Mount Kenya and the Ethiopian Highlands. They are herbivorous and nocturnal.

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