What it eats: Leaves, fruit, mushrooms, tree bark, insects, fish and small mammals Why it's awesome: When we think of pigs, we tend to picture round animals with cute snouts, but babirusas are ...

A male babirusa's canines are an evolutionary mystery: They never stop growing, they're too fragile to hunt or forage with, and, given time, they end up twisting and penetrating the animal's own ...

When the death of a wildlife animal occurs at a zoo, those who have grown to raise, nurture, and love them feel the loss as one would feel the loss of a family member. Far too often, the lives of ...

A 17-year-old Sulawesi babirusa, named Bucky, is shown in this undated handout image provided by the Toronto Zoo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Toronto Zoo *MANDATORY CREDIT * TORONTO — The Toronto Zoo ...

The babirusa, named Bucky, was fatally injured "after gaining access to a space occupied by Vishnu, a male greater one-horned rhinoceros," the zoo said in a Facebook post on Sunday.

A 17-year-old Sulawesi babirusa, named Bucky, is shown in this undated handout image provided by the Toronto Zoo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Toronto Zoo *MANDATORY CREDIT * TORONTO — The Toronto Zoo says a ...