Babirusa Babirusa The babirusas, also called deer-pigs () are a genus, Babyrousa, in the swine family found in Wallacea, or specifically the Indonesian islands of Sulawesi, Togian, Sula and Buru. All members of this genus were considered part of a single species until 2002, the babirusa, "B. babyrussa", but following the split into several species, this scientific name is restricted to the Buru babirusa from Buru and Sula, whereas the best-known species, the north Sulawesi babirusa, is named "B. celebensis". The remarkable "prehistoric" appearance of these mammals is largely due to the prominent upwards incurving canine tusks of the males, which
Monoceros (legendary creature) Monoceros (legendary creature) The monoceros () is a legendary animal with only one horn. It derives from the Greek word "Μονόκερως", a compound word from μόνος ("monos") which means "only one" / "single" and κέρας ("keras") (neuter gender, which means "horn". The monoceros was first described in Pliny the Elder's "Natural History" as a creature with the body of a horse, the head of a stag (minus the antlers), the feet of an elephant, and the tail of a wild boar. It has one black horn in the middle of its forehead, which is two cubits in length, and is