Swine of the savanna

THESE CAM PICS ARE FROM   2008

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SOME OF THESE  WARTHOGS MAY BE THE SAME (animals)

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Good day Fani.

The only reason way the warthogs are more seen in front of the lodge is because we water the grass alot.

If you drive around the wh you will see that there is hardly a  place left were  the warthogs haven't dig up. So i think personally the food recourse is also higher in front of the lodge.

That skinny warthog has been a highligh in the past with us with the thought way it is so skinny. After alot of chatting about him the result was that it is an old pig.

Jacques

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NKORHO

Warthog ~ Phacochoeerus aethiopicus   8/30 C.A.T

Hi Barry

I know Warthogs are omnivores and have been known to nibble on a carcass before but i have never heard of them eating snakes. I will do some research and get back to you. And the pigs in your area are wild boar or warthogs?

GREG

hello  -   i did some googling  and found out tha thw  WARTHOG

will eat  snakes          pigs in my province i was  talking about

were domestic pigs -  and they also brought in some

wild bore from europe  - into one area- now they want  those ones

removed as they are wrecking thier golf course ( lol)

also  the province of alberat next to my province brought  in

wild bores

1990,s  now thier considered a pest and want them removed

the government has put out a $50.00 bounty  on the  *hogs*

thanks  for your info

barry

Warthog ~

THE SAVANNA SWINE IS AN  OMNIVORE

WART HOGS

nkorho

WART HOG

O L D  T U S K E R

Good day Fani.

The only reason way the warthogs are more seen in front of the lodge is because we water the grass alot.

If you drive around the wh you will see that there is hardly a  place left were  the warthogs haven't dig up. So i think personally the food recourse is also higher in front of the lodge.

That skinny warthog has been a highligh in the past with us with the thought way it is so skinny. After alot of chatting about him the result was that it is an old pig.

Jacques

S W I N E  O F  T H E  S A V A N N A   ( 2 0 0 9 )

Warthog ~ Phacochoeerus aethiopicus ~ nk- jan-29

most WARTHOGS  - have (4 ) piglets

they also only have (4) teats and each piglet has its

own teat -

UP-DATE - (FEB- 11-2009) ONLY (3) PIGLETS

WERE SEEN AT NKROHO PAN

march  25 - 2009

Warthog ~ Phacochoeerus aethiopicus ~   NK

warthog (phacochoeerus aethiopicus)

first piglets on cam -nkorho-  JANUARY  19- -2009

thier were (4 ) piglets

APRIL  - 04 - 2009  -the piglets are over  75 days old

THE SOW HAD  (4) PIGLETS    NOW  ( 3)

e.p. has so far this year - one sow    (2 piglets ) on  cam

april 4 --2009

** SWINE OF THE SAVANNA **

APRIL  - 04 - 2009 -  NKORHO PAN

Warthog ~ Phacochoeerus aethiopicus ~

NK - april  (03) 2009

nk- has  so far this year - one  sow  (4 piglets-one missing) on cam

e.p. has so far this year - one sow    (2 piglets ) on  cam

APRIL ( 05) 2009 -  4 PIGLETS -

THIS  IS THE (3 RD)   LITTER  THIS YEAR  -

THE **DUDE ** APRIL-09 2009

APRIL 17 - NK- 2009  THEY  HAD A MUD BATH

APRIL 22- 2009  NKORHO PAN

These pictures made me youtube "Hakuna Matata" almost instantly.

Warthog ~ Phacochoeerus aethiopicus ~

MAY - 10 - 2009   NKORHO-

AT LEAST  4 MONTHS OLD

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may 18 - 2009

Warthog ~ Phacochoeerus aethiopicus

may 19 -2009 - this is the first pic

i have posted of a  warthog from

elephant plains-

sow and  ( 3 )  piglets ) E.P.

EP  Warthogs  2.33 pm

june 03 2009

Warthog ~ Phacochoeerus aethiopicus

june -15  -2009

JUNE 21 2009  E.P.

JUNE 2 2009 NKORHO

H E      T U S K E R S

O F       N K O R H O

SWINE OF THE SAVANNA

The Warthog's Swahili name is Ngiri

Warthog ~ Phacochoeerus aethiopicus

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Male warthogs sometimes fight each other, charging at one another with manes bristling and lowering their heads to butt each other. They growl and push their opponent to try to make their opponent overbalance. Most fights are just a challenge of strength, but sometimes they inflict terrible injuries on one another.

Vital Statistics

Latin Name : Phacochoerus Aethiopicus

Weight (Female) : 45 - 70 kg  -  99 - 154 POUNDS

Weight (Male) : 60 - 100 kg      - 132 - 220 POUNDS

A full grown warthog can be   120 - 182 CM 4 to 6 feet long    -

SIZE AT SHOULDER    - 76 CM     30 INCH
Gestation Period : 3 months
No of Young : 1 - 8 piglets

She gives birth usually to 2-4 young, although litters of up to 7 have been recorded. As the warthog only has four teats, she has a difficult time if she has to try to feed more than four young.

Sexual Maturity : 18 months
Birth Weight : 600 g  - 21 OUNCE
Order : Artiodactyla
Family : Suidae
Running Speed : 40 km/h         24 MILES PER HOUR

Horns : Tusks average at 25 cm    9.5 INCH

Breeding : September - December.

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Names: The adult female is called a sow. The adult male is called a boar. A baby is called a piglet.

Warthogs live in small family groups called sounders.

These consist of a male and female, along with one or

more generations of their offspring

Warthogs have dens, which they make under rocks or in burrows, but they tend to sleep and breed in abandoned aadvark dens. These consist of a tunnel leading to a large underground chamber which is ideal for sheltering in and for rearing young. When a warthog family goes into its den, the young enter head-first. One adult always stays outside until the young are safely in the burrow, then shuffles backwards into the burrow's entrance, so that its tusks are always facing any potential predators.

Quick Facts

Size: Stands 30 inches at the shoulder
Weight: 120 to 250 pounds.

Habitat: Found in moist and arid savannas avoiding deserts and high mountains.

Diet: Grazer; Mainly a grazer the warthog has an interesting practice of kneeling on its calloused, hairy, padded knees to eat short grass. Using its snout and tusks, it also digs for bulbs, tubers and roots

and  insects but warthogs are also known to occasionally

eat   small mammal - birds and reptiles -

As the warthog's eyes are set very high and well back on its forehead,

it is able to keep a look out for predators even when feeding.

Lifespan: 15 years.

Predators:

The warthog has many predators  in the African wild  leopards lions   cheetahs and  cocodiles but the human is one of the main  predatorsof the warthog as they have hunted warthogs not just for their meat, but also for the ivory that is found in the tusks of the warthog.

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Warthog ~ Phacochoeerus aethiopicus ~

JULY  10  2009 NKORHO -

july 18 2009

JULY 20 2009  ELEPHANT PLAINS

NKORHO

Warthog ~ Phacochoeerus aethiopicus ~ july 25 2009 e.p.

JULY 28 2009 E.P.

E.P.  JULY 29 2009

august 01 2009 e.p.

NKROHO AUGUST 09 1009

in the *nkorho area *

thats what the lodge calls the area from

pan to lodge

aug- 18 2009 e.p.

Warthog ~ Phacochoeerus aethiopicus

aug 19 2009