The strangest animals on the planet you have never seen
The piggy bank is a mammal that lives in Africa, especially the wild pig is not a close relative in the wild. This strange animal has the body of an anteater, rabbit ears, a pig's snout and a kangaroo's tail. Therefore, they are considered the most monstrous pigs on the planet.
With their smooth appearance, long snout, rough and pointed legs, the African piggy bank is considered the ugliest animal on the planet.
The pig's relatives all have strong vitality, good reproduction, but this species is on the verge of extinction. Scientists and governments in Africa had to go to great lengths in the late 20th century to preserve them. They are considered one of the strangest animals in the world.
The earth pig is the only representative of the order of tube-toothed animals. The piggy bank's teeth are made up of tiny tubes next to each other. They are quite modest in weight. Adult boar weighs 20-40kg, 1.5m long, its tail can be up to 53.34 cm - 58.42 cm long. Few people see the piggy bank, because they are very shy.
With very strong, sharp claws, they dig very skillfully. Wild boars often dig burrows in grasslands, where there is no human traffic, or burrows in deep forests, soft soil. Its cave has many nooks and crannies. The cave system of a piggy bank is tens of meters long.
Piggy is a solitary species, they only live with other animals during the breeding season
During the day, they try to hide in the deepest part of the cave, at night they go looking for food. The favorite food of the piggy bank are ants and termites.
The long, sticky tongue is a very effective tool for catching ants and termites. The skin of the piggy bank is very thick, which helps them avoid insect bites.
It uses its sensitive nose to find food. Meeting the ant nest, it uses its claws to scratch a small hole, then presses its nose inside, using its long and sticky tongue to lick the ants into the abdomen.
While eating the piggy bank, you can close your nostrils to avoid dust and ants. Wild boars can eat up to 50,000 termites in one night. When there are no ants, termites have to temporarily eat other insects, even eating fruits and nuts.
A piggy bank can travel 16-30 km in one night in search of food.
Thanks to the webbed feet, the piggy bank is very good at swimming.
This rare animal almost does not breed in captivity. Therefore, preserving and propagating them is extremely difficult.
The mother pig is extremely clumsy in raising her cubs. Each litter gives birth to 3-4 piglets, but the mother pig often crushes the piglets to death continuously. Currently, international wildlife conservationists are trying to protect the African wild pig.
