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Warthog
Phacochoerus aethiopicus
-33.5584, 25.7909
Field Notes
Description:
Size: Stands 30 inches at the shoulder
Weight: 120 to 250 pounds.
Habitat:
Habitat: Found in moist and arid savannas avoiding deserts and high mountains.
Notes:
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 during the dry season.
Lifespan: 15 years.
Predators: Lions and leopards.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMarch 4, 2013
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