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Wild Pigs (Farmland (High temperatures and hot sun (Will continue to get…
Wild Pigs
Farmland
Fertile soil
Open plains
Lots of crops
High temperatures and hot sun
Will continue to get worse due to global warming
Not a lot of natural water
Farmers run collected water to grow crops
Inhabited by people and animals
Selection Pressures
Hot sun - sunburn and skin cancer
Thick, black fur to protect skin
High competition for food
Long snout to better sniff food
Can eat a huge variety of food
Steal other animal's food
No breeding season - whenever they have food
Stay in a group
Use pads to mark food and water sources
Hot weather - exhaustion and dehydration
Nocturnal to keep activity in cooler parts
More predators
Thinner, more muscular bodies to run quicker
Run constantly in a group
Have developed a communication system
Electrical fences to keep pigs out
Use their bodies to push it down
Impact on the ecosystem
Eat crops of farmlands
Livestock is unable to eat/drink
Less income for farmers
Carry disease / parasites
Can transfer illness to humans or animals
Spreads weeds
Negatively affects crops
Eat turtle eggs
Negatively affect the population
Negatively affect the ecosystem - prey and predators of turtles
Ecological Niche
They eat everything
Live near water
They have a lot of predators
Like to live near farmlands
Quick access to water and food
