The circle of life continues at Walt Disney World as it announces a new baby Red River Hog has been born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge.
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Mom Daisy delivered this healthy piglet last month, and both are spending time backstage bonding. A name is still pending for the little guy.
But Dr. Mark Penning, Vice President of Disney’s Animals, Science & Environment team, says soon he’ll join the seven members of the red river hog family, also known as a “sounder,” on Pembe Savanna at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge, where guests will be able to see him.
Daisy last welcomed a baby to her family in July 2022.
About Red River Hogs
The red river hog, also known as the bushpig, is a wild member of the pig family, with most of its distribution in the Guinean and Congolian forests of West and Central Africa.
Red river hogs are born with striped patterning that helps them blend into the vegetation, which keeps them safe from predators. As they mature, their fur changes to a bright russet color.
To cool off, red river hogs love to settle in for a mud bath. Coating themselves in a layer of mud also protects their skin from the harsh sun and biting flies in the wild.
Mud wallow sites are placed in their exhibits so Guests can get a good view.
Animals at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Disney’s Animal Kingdom is accredited by the AZA (Association of Zoos and Aquariums).
The organization ensures that the park continues to meet high standards of animal care and conservation initiatives year after year.
With 10,000 animals living in the park at any given time, Disney’s Animal Kingdom is also part of the AZA’s species survival plan which ensures responsible breeding of animals like the Red River Hog to help populations of endangered species in the wild.
Animals at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge are under the care of the park’s zoological crew.
