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The common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) is a wild member of the pig family found in grassland, savanna, and woodland in sub-Saharan Africa. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In the past, it was commonly treated as a subspecies of P. aethiopicus , but today that scientific name is restricted to the desert warthog of northern Kenya , Somalia , and eastern Ethiopia .
Skull of a desert warthog. The desert warthog is a stockily-built animal growing to an average length of 125 centimetres (49 in) and weight of 75 kilograms (165 lb) with males being larger than females. It has a rather flattened head with distinctive facial paired protuberances ("warts") and large curving canine teeth that protrude as tusks ...
Southern warthog (P. a. sundevallii) Lönnberg, 1908 Widespread in the savannah of Sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Ethiopia down to South Africa, absent from heavily forested or desert areas. Size : A head-and-body length ranging from 0.9 to 1.5 m (2 ft 11 in to 4 ft 11 in), and shoulder height from 63.5 to 85 cm (25.0 to 33.5 in).
According to Safari Bookings, warthogs have many predators, and they're mean ones! The king of the jungle (lions) , leopards, cheetahs, hyenas, crocodiles, and even large eagles will prey on them.
The biggest threat to the Visayan warty pig is habitat loss caused by commercial logging and slash-and-burn farming. In total, it is extinct in 98% of its original native range due to loss of forest cover. They are also hunted for food; and by farmers who see them as pests since they can damage crops when foraging. [7] [8] [9]
But if the animal senses that a predator is nearby, the animal may begin to express species specific defense reactions such as freezing [4] [5] in an attempt to avoid detection by the predator. However, in situations where a threat is imminent, once the animal is detected by its predator, freezing may no longer be the optimal behaviour for ...
The boar defends his harem aggressively against predators, with leopards being a particularly common threat. [7] They communicate almost continuously with grunts and squeals with a repertoire that can signal alarm, distress, or passive contact. [2]
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