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The Babirusa. Babirusa means pig-deer Where in Indonesia these animals can be found? Jacob The Babirusa is part of the pig family and is the last remaining species in the Babyrousinae family. It is found in Wallacea, or the islands of Sulawesi, Tongian, Sula and Buru They are found near rivers and rain rain forests and low forests. Some of the problems being faced by both people and animals in the area? Jacob The Babirusa's habitat is being wiped out for housing and rice farms The Babirusa's habitat is rapidly getting closing to people because of the clearing

The environment in which they live in? Fenn The Babirusa is a wild pig with curly tusks found only on the islands of Sulawesi, Toga and Molucca.Their habitat is the rain-forests and canebrakes, near rivers and lowland forests. The animal's requirements for food and shelter? Brayden Individual Babirusas construct nests as shelters. The females also are capable of constructing these nests, though this is primarily for raising their young. At night the babirusa will forage for food and graze on grasses. The babirusa's babies will nurse for up to 8 months, but will also start to become more active and will start to forage with the group of up to sometimes 15 babirusas and eat solid food within 3 to 10 days.

Factors which are affecting the animal's ability to live in the wild? Fenn The reason why the Babirusa is is endangered is because; they are clearing more land for housing estates that are being built, they are poached for their meat, tusks and skin and their land is also being cleared for farmland.