Been a while since you've been the Columbia zoo? Well, the Riverbanks Zoo has added an odd new species: A male babirusa, a long legged "pig-deer" from Indonesia.

Bertello is one-and-a-half years old and weight some 70 pounds — a little more than one-third of what he will weigh when full grown. With his thick, nearly hairless body and wrinkly skin, it may seem like Bertello could be a distant relative of the hippopotamus; but his developing tusks and elongated legs indicate that he is instead a creature of the most extraordinary kind.

“The babirusa’s unique appearance places it on the must-see list at the Zoo.” said John Davis, curator of mammals at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden. “Its most noticeable feature is its tusks protruding through the top of its snout.”

The Malaysian term babi-rusa translates to deer-pig. While the babirusa’s longish legs allow it to move swiftly like a deer, it is in fact a pig. The babirusa is also a gifted swimmer. Native only to a few islands in Indonesia, the babirusa prefers to live in moist forests, reed thickets and shores of rivers and lakes.

Bertello arrived at Riverbanks from Los Angeles Zoo in December. Keepers have been gradually introducing him to new items in his exhibit to help him acclimate to his new surroundings.

The babirusa is the second mammal species at Riverbanks to come from Indonesia; the other is the siamang ape.

Babirusas are endangered due to shrinking habitat and over-hunting. The Babirusa Species Survival Plan, managed by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, is currently looking for a suitable female to pair with Bertello for breeding.

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