Babirusa lowland areas near coasts in the past. They are also active during the daytime. Like all pig species, babirusa have an omnivorous diet with an intestinal tract similar to that of the domestic pig. The stomach diverticulum of a babirusa is enlarged which may indicate that it is a ruminant but evidence shows otherwise. Because it does not have a rostral bone in the nose, a babirusa does not dig with its snout like other pigs do except in mud and swampy grounds. The diet of the babirusa includes leaves, roots, fruits and animal material. Apparently, the strong jaws of
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