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Warthog

(Phacochoerus aethiopicus)

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Warthogs prefer the open areas of the Kruger National Park's Open Tree Savanna ecozone. They live in small family groups and are often found on the side of the road, near run-off water. They are great to watch as they eat on their front knees or when they stick their thin tails straight up in the air when they run away. They got their name from the wart-like protrusions on the sides of their faces.

Male
Female
male warthog female warthog
Shoulder height:

±70cm / 27.6in

Weight:

±60-105kg / 132-231lbs
Features: Larger than females with two pairs of facial warts; they generally have larger tusks
Shoulder height:

±60cm / 23.6in

Weight:

±45-70kg / 99-154lbs
Features: Smaller than males with only one pair of facial warts; tusks are smaller than the males'.


More warthog facts:

Habitat:

The open areas of the Kruger National Park

Active:

Daytime

Food:

Mostly short grasses and roots, but also leaves, twigs and sometimes carrion. They have been know to scavenge carcasses.

Gestation:

±170 days

Piglets:

Two to eight, but generally two to four

In Kruger:

To learn more about how to find warthogs in Kruger, check out the right-hand sidebar.



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How to find warthogs in the Kruger National Park:

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Stay at these camps:
Orpen
Tamboti
Maroela
Pretoriuskop
Satara

Drive these roads:
H7 tar road
S25 gravel road
S106 gravel road

Top tips:
The open plains immediately east of Orpen are excellent for warthog sightings!

Warthogs spend a great deal of time inside Pretoriuskop camp and allow you to get very close to them.

Check out our Kruger other mammals gallery:other mammals gallery



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