Wartfhog
Our animals:
Family:
Suidae
Order:
Artiodactyla
Class:
mammals
Length:
110-140 cm
Weight:
50-130 kg
Nutrition: plants, grasses, fruits, roots
Reproduction: after a gestation of 5 months the sow gives birth to 2-5 piglets
Did you know? Their tail is really mobile, it plays an important role in communication. When excited, the animal keeps it in a vertical position. In high grass, it serves as a compass for its fellows. It is highly water-dependent, it needs to drink on daily basis. Because of its sparse hair, this animal needs to wallow every day to chase parasites away, and it is also helping him to protect against scorching sun. Warthog is a very popular cartoon figure. Do you remember Pumbaa in The Lion King?
Watch it! It wears loose mane on its back which consists of long hair, and which runs from scruff to hips and which can be ruffled in case of excitement. Its mid-length, thin tail is bare with a tassel at the bottom of it.
Habitat: It lives in savannah forests and in grasslands
Spread: Africa, south of Sahara
