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Red River Hog (scientific name: Potamochoerus porcus) is also known as Red River Hog, and has no subspecies.Red River Hog is a social animal. Most live in groups of 3-6, and there are groups of up to 11. Large groups of more than 100 animals have been recorded. In most cases, there is a dominant adu
The Forest Hog (Hylochoerus meinertzhageni), also known as the Forest Hog in English, has three subspecies and is the largest pig. The species name "meinertzhageni" of the Forest Hog is derived from the surname of Colonel Richard Meinertzhagen, a British officer and zoologist. He was the f
African warthog (scientific name: Phacochoerus africanus) is called Common Warthog in foreign language, and there are 4 subspecies.African warthog is a highly social animal. They often form small family groups, usually consisting of one or more female warthogs and their young. Single adult male wart
Desert Warthog (scientific name: Phacochoerus aethiopicus) has two subspecies.Desert Warthogs seem to be most active during the day, even in the hottest weather. They spend the night in caves as a family unit. They raid crops seasonally in the valleys of southern Somalia. Warthogs are diurnal animal
Sulawesi Babirusa (scientific name: Babyrousa celebensis) is called Kalowatan in foreign language, and has no subspecies.Sulawesi Babirusa consists of small groups of one or two adult females and their offspring, most of which are females with young animals. Groups rarely exceed 5, but groups of up
Guanaco (scientific name: Lama guanicoe) is a docile herbivore with four subspecies.Guanacos like to form small groups, with 4-10 females led by a male. The territory is marked by the accumulation of feces in the group. Male guanacos fight for territory by colliding with each other and spitting. You
The dromedary camel (scientific name: Camelus dromedarius) is also known as dromedary in English. It has no subspecies and is slightly taller than the Bactrian camel. It has a thinner body and longer legs than the Bactrian camel.Camels are quite able to endure hunger and thirst. After drinking enoug
The common name of the gorilla is the gorilla, the silverback gorilla, which is the largest primate in existence and the animal closest to humans except for the two chimpanzees. The silverback gorilla is not a new species of gorilla, but the hair color on the back of the older (about 12 years old) m
Bonobos (scientific name: Pan paniscus) are called Dwarf Chimpanzee in foreign language. They are one of the two species of chimpanzees and have no subspecies.Bonobos are highly intelligent and social animals. They live in stable areas and live in groups of up to 150 members, although this usually s
Bornean orangutan (scientific name: Pongo pygmaeus) is called Bornean Orangutan in English, Orang-outan de Bornéo in French, and Orang-után in Spanish. There are three subspecies.Male Bornean orangutans live alone, while females live alone or with young orangutans. They are active during the day,
The Western Black Crested Gibbon (scientific name: Nomascus concolors) is known as Black Crested Gibbon, Black Gibbon, Concolor Gibbon, Indochinese Gibbon, Western Black Crested Gibbon, Gibbon Noir in French, Gibón de cresta negra in Spanish, and Westlicher Schopfgibbon in German. It has two subspe
Red-cheeked Gibbon (scientific name: Nomascus gabriellae) is also known as Red-cheeked Gibbon, Buff-cheeked Gibbon, Buffy-cheeked Gibbon, Southern Yellow-cheeked Crested Gibbon, and has no subspecies.Red-cheeked gibbons have a strong sense of territory, with each family group covering about 20 to 50
Silvery Javan Gibbon (scientific name: Hylobates moloch) is called Silvery Javan Gibbon in English. There are 2 subspecies.Silvery Javan Gibbon usually gathers in small groups of families, usually 4. Among them, there is an adult male and an adult female, and the rest are semi-adult and young gibbon
Kloss’s Gibbon (scientific name: Hylobates klossii) is also known as Kloss’s Gibbon in English. It has no subspecies.Clark's gibbons usually live in small groups of families, including one adult male and one adult female, and the rest are semi-adult and young gibbons, with an adult male servin
The white-bearded gibbon (scientific name: Hylobates albibarbis) was once a subspecies of the black-handed gibbon and was identified as an independent species in 2001.White-bearded gibbons usually form a family of 4, including an adult male and an adult female, and the rest are semi-adult and young
The black-handed gibbon (scientific name: Hylobates agilis) is also known as Agile Gibbon in English. It has two subspecies.Black-handed gibbons usually form a family of 4, including an adult male and an adult female, and the rest are semi-adult and young gibbons, with an adult male as the leader. G
Delacour’s langur (scientific name: Trachypithecus delacouri) is also known as Delacour’s langur, which is named after the leaves it feeds on.Delacourt's leaf monkeys are social animals with a strict population hierarchy. In a family group, there is a male, multiple females and their offspring
Olive Colobus (scientific name: Procolobus verus) is the only colobus in the genus Procolobus.Olive Colobus is a diurnal species. It is arboreal and moves quickly between trees. They live in small groups of 5-20 individuals, with one adult male, some females and half of the immature young. Multiple