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Scientific Name:	Sus scrofa taivanus

Features:	Formosan wild boars have a large head, small ears, a long snout flanked by a white stripe along each side, and two sharp and narrow tusks growing from the tip of their snout. The tusks on males are more protruding than on females.
Behavior:	The Formosan wild boar is omnivorous and migratory, moving to lower elevation areas when winter comes. They use their narrow snouts and tusks to dig up the earth in search of food, and in the process, often destroy croplands-hence their consideration by farmers to be a serious pest. As they do not have sweat glands, the boars will often roll themselves in muddy wetlands near mountain streams to keep cool and get rid of parasites.
Habitat:	Formosan wild boars are an endemic subspecies to Taiwan. They usually inhabit mountainous regions at elevations below 3000m, including hills, grasslands, croplands, and woodlands.
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