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Readers' Choice: Elephant

Babirusa What if you found a stud with tusks growing vertically upward through his upper jaw, piercing the flesh on his snout and arching backward to a length of up to 12 inches? And what if he was a vegetarian? From Indonesia? Wouldn't he be the perfect bad boy to go with your Montrose cool? Meet Babirusa, the hairless wild pig with a stylish grayish-brown color. He's a swift runner and swimmer, but his favorite activity is mud wallowing. If he clatters his teeth at you, don't be scared. It means he's excited.

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