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Our Island Dwellers enclosure can be found just past Tiger Taiga and is home to two endangered Philippine species, the Visayan warty pig and Philippine spotted dear. The two species accompany one another in their enclosure.
Animals in Island Dwellers
Mammals
Philippine Spotted Deer (Rusa alfredi)
Area:
The islands of Negros and Panay in the Philippines
Status:
Endangered
Quick Fact:
The Philippine spotted deer is also known as Visayan spotted deer and it is thought that they are mainly nocturnal, emerging at dusk to look for food.
Mammals
Visayan Warty Pig (Sus cebifrons)
Area:
The islands of Negros and Panay in the Philippines.
Status:
Critically Endangered
Quick Fact:
The Visayan warty pig is a dark grey colour, and the body is lightly covered with bristly hairs. There is a tuft of hair in between the ears and like all pigs, the face is long and ends with a round nasal disc