Members of the Babyrousa genus live in swamps in rainforests on the Indonesian islands of Sulawesi and Buru, and the Togian and Sula archipelagos — and are found nowhere else in the world.

2. There are four species of babirusa. The most well-known (Babyrousa celebensis — the naked-looking babirusa with the monster tusks) is found on Sulawesi. The other species of babirusa have ...

Officials are designing a conservation program for the Maluku or hairy babirusa (Babyrousa babyrussa) found on Buru and trying to determine its presence on two other islands. According to local ...