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Primitive species of pigs (such as bush pigs and wild pigs) have sharp tusks which are used to dig up roots. These roots and other similar plants such as tubers form the foundation for a wild pig's diet. Contrary to popular belief pigs are mainly herbivorous animals and their tusks are not used in hunting prey.
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I take it he question is asking why natural selection favored pigs with sharp tusks.
These tusks are offensive and defensive weapons, effective tools for foraging, and likely also used in courtship display. The animals that lacked them would not have been favored by natural selection for these reasons.
The animals that lacked them would have been less able to forage for food, less able to defend themselves from rivals and predators, and quite probably less attractive to the opposite sex. These factors would gradually lead to a larger ratio of pigs with pronounced tusks in the population until eventually it became a common trait for the group.
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i believe you are talking about tusks?
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unless if it were a boar or a warthog
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Do pigs grow tusks while staying in a barn?
no not in a barn. only in the wild .
Wild pigs with heavy tusks and manes of coarse hair what are they called?
answer is warthogs
Do all pigs have tusks?
yes they do and if you ever see a pig you will be able to tell.
When do baby elephants get their tusks?
A wild boar [Sus scrofa] gets tusks as of the age of two years old. In the male, the upper tusks are hollow and serve as sharpeners for the lower tusks. In females, there's only the lower tusks. But regardless of the gender of the boar or the number of the tusks, boar tusks are sharp.
