Sumatran bearded pigs go places

Bearded pigs are known to be migratory animals that travel vast distances, sometime as far as from Vietnam to Thailand to Pahang and Johor using coastal routes. — Filepic

JOHOR BARU: Most people view wild boars as a nuisance, especially when they wander out of the jungle and destroy farmed vegetables and plants, but one species of this pig is actually a migratory animal which can travel long distances.

The Sumatran bearded pigs, which weigh as much as 100kg, are also good swimmers and take advantage of the changes in sea tide to get them across the Straits of Malacca.