A red river hog on the African savanne

The Red River Hog (Potamochoerus porcus) is a mid-sized African ungulate featured in the Tropical Pack DLC for Planet Zoo. Population In Wild: Unknown Native to the rivers, lakes and marshes of Western and Central Africa, the red river hog (or Potamochoerus porcus) is a small member of the pig family. It has striking red fur across its body, with a black face, legs, tail and ears. The ears are adorned with long black and white tufts. Down their backs, red river hogs have a wispy, white line of h

Wednesday, Apr. 11, 2012 [http://imgs.sfgate.com/inline/c/pxs/2012/04/11_t/ba-suitcase_dogs_wre0110164200_t.gif] [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/g/a/2012/04/11/dip.DTL&o=0]Doggy bag: The bad news is that some creep in Toledo, Ohio, abandoned six bulldog-mix puppies by stuffing them in this suitcase and leaving it by a trash bin outside a business. The good news is the puppies were found and reunited with their mother (green collar), and are doing fine at the Humane Society. The hilarious news is that the guy left a luggage tag with his contact information. He's been charged. [http://imgs.sfgate.com/inline/c/pxs/2012/04/11_t/ba-oregon_daily__wre0110158204_t.gif] [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/g/a/2012/04/11/dip.DTL&o=1]Dutch treat: Four-year-old Olivia Bellin doesn't tiptoe through the tulips at the Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm in Woodburn, Ore. - she flies over them like Peter Pan. [http://imgs.sfgate.com/inline/c/pxs/2012/04/11_t/ba-aptopix_singa_wre0110163206_t.gif] [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/g/a/2012/04/11/dip.DTL&o=2]Routine teeth cleaning: A worker scrubs the roof of the Esplanade Theatre in Singapore. [http://imgs.sfgate.com/inline/c/pxs/2012/04/11_t/ba-510188821_wre0110153748_t.gif] [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/g/a/2012/04/11/dip.DTL&o=3]Huff, puff, puff ... A 2-week-old red river hog piglet takes a second to catch its breath after chasing its litter mates around a San Diego Zoo Safari Park enclosure. [http://imgs.sfgate.com/inline/c/pxs/2012/04/11_t/ba-510194414_wre0110160583_t.gif] [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/g/a/2012/04/11/dip.DTL&o=4]Mild and woolly: A little Bo Peep cuddles her sheep outside of Herat, Afghanistan. [http://imgs.sfgate.com/inline/c/pxs/2012/04/11_t/ba-thailand_dail_wre0110160703_t.gif] [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/g/a/2012/04/11/dip.DTL&o=5]Everybody got their swimming trunks on? In Bangkok, parents allow their children to bathe with ELEPHANTS! OK, so they're statues of elephants. [http://imgs.sfgate.com/inline/c/pxs/2012/04/11_t/ba-blues_playoff_wre0110150414_t.gif] [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/g/a/2012/04/11/dip.DTL&o=6]Teal always trumps blue: Diehard St. Louis Blues hockey fan Anna Becker has blue hair, a Blues jersey, a dog with a blue shirt, and she's sitting by a fountain of blue-tinted water in St. Louis. Tragically her team will soon lose to the Sharks in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. [http://imgs.sfgate.com/inline/c/pxs/2012/04/11_t/ba-backyard_bear_wre0110157168_t.gif] [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/g/a/2012/04/11/dip.DTL&o=7]OK, CU L8R. Don't 4get 2 ... AIEEEEEEE! Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies and Fish and Game officers take a tranquilized suspect into custody at La Crescenta apartment complex. A man texting on a smart phone nearly walked right into the 400-pound bruin as it was prowling around the complex. The bear was relocated to the Angeles National Forest. The man was last seen running in the opposite direction. [http://imgs.sfgate.com/inline/c/pxs/2012/04/11_t/ba-510199264_wre0110164014_t.gif] [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/g/a/2012/04/11/dip.DTL&o=8]Look, Ma, only hands! Aussie motocross rider Josh Sheehan hangs on to the handlebars to keep from flying off his bike during a freestyle jump at the Red Bull X-Fighters world tour in Dubai. Behind him is the world's tallest building, Burj al-Khalifa. [http://imgs.sfgate.com/inline/c/pxs/2012/04/11_t/ba-510194452_wre0110160587_t.gif] [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/g/a/2012/04/11/dip.DTL&o=9]Rise, oh enchanted hem: A model levitates her gown on the last day of Fashion Pakistan Week in Karachi. [http://imgs.sfgate.com/inline/c/pxs/2012/04/11_t/ba-510199284_wre0110164032_t.gif] [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/g/a/2012/04/11/dip.DTL&o=10]Princess in the dog house: German Princess Maja von Hohenzollern peers out from a kennel during her visit to the Sirius shelter, where some 1,600 stray dogs and cats are housed about 50 miles from Kiev. The princess has been a ardent opponent of Ukraine's plans to cull stray animals to make the city more "presentable" for the EURO-2012 football championship. [http://imgs.sfgate.com/inline/c/pxs/2012/04/10_t/ba-aptopix_japan_wre0110145812_t.gif] [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/g/a/2012/04/11/dip.DTL&o=11]Cherry petals fall/ on saguaro sweater like/ snow in the desert. (Tokyo's Ueno Park.) [http://imgs.sfgate.com/inline/c/pxs/2012/04/11_t/ba-510194373_wre0110160575_t.gif] [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/g/a/2012/04/11/dip.DTL&o=12]Boys run through a stone arch on the outskirts of Mazar-i Sharif, Afghanistan. Mazar-i Sharif, the capital of Balkh province, means "respected shrine," but is known to tourists as the "City of the Blue Mosque."