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Hoofed mammals
Common warthog
Common warthog · Phacochoerus africanus
Common warthogs shape Africa’s savannas with alert eyes, distinctive tusks and surprising agility when grazing and fleeing.
Fact file
- Size
- Shoulder height up to 85 cm, weight usually between 50 and 100 kg
- Males and females
- Males are larger with more pronounced facial warts than females
- Sounds
- Vocal repertoire ranges from squeaks and grunts to loud alarm calls
- Diet
- Feeds on grasses, roots, tubers and fruits
- Offspring
- Usually 2 to 4 piglets after a gestation period of about 5 months in spring
How to identify Common warthog
The common warthog is easy to recognise by its bristly, mostly grey-brown skin and the conspicuous, eponymous warts on its head and face. Two large, sickle-shaped tusks curve upwards from the mouth and give the animal a distinctive silhouette.
Particularly striking are the thin legs in relation to the heavy body, the flat head and the tail held high with a brush-like tuft at the tip. The common warthog usually has a mane along its back that can shimmer golden yellow in the light.
More in the app
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- general viewing tips
- 5 places where you can see Common warthog
Where Common warthog live
Namibia
South Africa
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