BABIRUSA

An Indonesian swine, the male babirusa has prodigious tusks--formed from upward-growing canine teeth--that resemble antlers. (Babirusa means "pig-deer.") The animal's large lower canines resemble those of warthogs. The jungle-dwelling babirusa is generally docile; its tusks are most likely used to fight off mating competition.

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