The zoo said the piglets' striped coat, which acted as camouflage, would fade as they maturedThe Visayan warty piglets, yet to be named, were born at Newquay Zoo.A zoo spokesperson said the species lives in the forests of the Philippines, where there could be as few as 200 animals left.The pigs at Newquay Zoo are part of a breeding programme designed to boost numbers
"Habitat destruction, over-hunting for sport, reprisals for raids on crops and inadequate protection, have all resulted in the dramatic decline and near extinction of the warty pig in the wild," they said. "Warty pigs get their unusual name from the three pairs of warts that male pigs have on their faces to protect them when fighting.The zoo said the piglets' striped coat, which acts as camouflage, would fade as they matured.
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