September 8th, 2020 at 7:52PM
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Anonymous asked:

How tf did babirusa get to be Like That if it can kill itself just by living too long? Are the reverse tusks a new thing?

bunjywunjy:

it’s important to note that while the male babirusa’s tusks CAN grow back into their skulls and kill them, they usually don’t! normally the tusks curl as they grow, granting a male babirusa a healthy 7-12 years of life in the wild.

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for some unfortunate babirusa dudes though, the tusk curl just… doesn’t happen. these poor wild pigs do eventually die if their tusks grow long enough!

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no one is sure why this tusk disorder is so common in babirusa, but we can all wince really hard in sympathy.

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