The Sulawesi warty pig is a wild pig native to Sulawesi. Its dark coat is mixed with yellowish or white hairs, and it is an omnivore that eats roots, fruit, and other foods.
Its coat is often black with yellowish or white hairs mixed in. A dark stripe runs along the back, and a yellow band circles the snout. Piglets have horizontal body stripes that tend to fade as they grow.
On Sulawesi, people have a long history with wild Celebes Warty Pigs. Pig bones and traces of human activity in archaeological sites help researchers explore how people and these animals shared the island.
The article considers, from archaeological remains, whether foragers kept some young pigs as socialized companions before farming began.
The authors place this possible relationship before the beginning of agriculture on Sulawesi. Pig bones and the ages of archaeological sites help researchers study when people and animals interacted on the island.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.
An assessment of expert reports from 11 Southeast Asian countries included a September 2024 report of African swine fever within the range of Celebes Warty Pig.