Babirusa actually pierce the flesh in the snout. All species of babirusa are listed as threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), shown on their Red List since at least 2010 and current in 2017. The genus is monotypic within the subfamily Babyrousinae, or alternatively considered to form a tribe, Babyrousini, of the subfamily Suinae. To date, only one fossil skull has been found to suggest a larger ancestor. All members of the genus were considered part of a single species until recently, the babirusa or pig-deer, "B. babyrussa", but following the split into several species, this scientific
Yancheng Wild Animal World zoo to sell them, but were stopped, as a act of revenge they decided to throw a live donkey in the tigers enclosure in front of a audience, the entire ordeal was filmed. The donkey was mauled by the tigers and died half an hour later, the shareholders planned on throwing other animals as well but were stopped. Since there is no laws in China to prevent Animal Cruelty nothing was done about the incident. Yancheng Wild Animal World Yancheng Wild Animal World is located in the Yangtze River golden triangle area of the Changzhou Wujin city center in Jiangsu.