Babirusas are also sometimes called "prehistoric pigs" because they appear in cave drawings from nearly 40,000 years ago. Scientists don't know exactly why male babirusas have these tusks.

“Dicynodonts are very strange-looking animals, with a turtle-like beak, tusks, and a stocky body sort of like a pig. There is nothing ... among other features, he saw some had massive tusks ...

A Townsend couple is recovering after their pot-bellied pig attacked them ... in Jose's hand with his tusks. She said Jose's life was saved when a nurse driving by saw him trying to wave down ...

Severely obese, the pig is suffering from a skin condition and has overgrown tusks and hooves, necessitating immediate intervention to address its deteriorating health. David Walesky, assistant ...