Re: Bipedalism in different substrates

From: Pauline M Ross (pmross_at_ross-software.co.uk)
Date: 06/29/04 

Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 15:43:12 +0100

On Tue, 29 Jun 2004 14:21:04 GMT, NA Sides <nas@sonic.net> wrote:

>Should the babirusa actually be considered semi-aquatic? Apparently
>they're good swimmers, but (in an admittedly brief net search) I found
>nothing indicating they spend more time in water than most other
>suids. The claims that they are especially aquatic seem only to appear
>on AAT websites and forums.

That's a good question. I have always regarded the suids as being only
marginally aquatic (they swim well, like a damp environment and wallow
in mud), but Jim Moore recently said that the babirusa was one of two
suids with an affinity for water, so I'm happy to take his word for
it. But I would welcome more information about any of the suids. It's
surprisingly difficult to find out much about them. 

-- 
Pauline Ross