Scientist claims to find new pig species

[slowhand]

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - A Dutch scientist thinks he has discovered a new species of wild pig nearly twice the size of other pigs in Brazil's Amazon region.


At four feet long and 90 pounds, the pig is the latest in a string of new species that Marc van Roosmalen reported to have found since 1996. His findings were published in the Oct. 29 edition of the German scientific journal Bonner Zoologische Beitrage.

Van Roosmalen, said his discovery of the peccary — a kind of wild pig he dubbed Pecari maximus — points out the need to protect the region as a habitat for wild species.




http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071108/ap_on_sc/brazil_big_pig;_ylt=AhJ0cFKiuDWP75FNUnPwC1ms0NUE

 

[tartanterrier]

Brazillian Bacon about to be stocked in a store near you

 

[D-rock]

Damn, they find a new species of pig and it doesn't fly. :1orglaugh

 

[anomaly]

Even more sweet, succulent BBQ ribs on the weekend

 

[senob44]

I hope that pig is tranquilized! It would be kind of against the grain, I think, to find a rare, previously unknown creature, then promptly kill one of its few examples solely in the name of studying its anatomy. :dunno:

 

[hbcmF]

That would be funny. "Hey! That's a new species! Hand me the rifle, I'm taking this sucker out! FOR SCIENCE!" BLAM

 

[pathfinder]

That would be funny. "Hey! That's a new species! Hand me the rifle, I'm taking this sucker out! FOR SCIENCE!" BLAM

LOL. Hey look!! A completely new EXTINCT species thanks to Paco here with his trusty Red Ryder.