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Warthog

Phacochoerus africanus

Photo by Tiz
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Description:

What we have here is a warthog that just found his favourite mudhole! It is just one little problem, there is some one staring at him from a stupid car! But that mud-puddle was just too irresistible, so he took a quick dip and ran off...

Habitat:

Mix of forrest and meadowland. They are wide spread in Kruger national park and inhabitants of different types of biomes, as long as there are things to eat... (grass, roots, berries and other fruits, bark, fungi, insects, eggs and carrion) wikipedia

Notes:

The common name comes from the four large, wart-like protrusions found on the head of the warthog, which serve as a fat reserve and are used for defense when males fight.

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Comments (46)
Tiz
Thank you dear Adarsha! :))
Adarsha B S
Congratulations Tina! Every time you introduce very wonderful species of nature :) Love them all :)
Tiz
Muito Obrigada António and thank you Joshua for your very nice commens! Warms my heart :)
AntónioGinjaGinja
Amazing spotting Tiz,a real "wild one" :-) congrats on the well deserved SOTD and thanks for sharing such a awesome spotting page
Josh Asel
Awesome spotting Tiz I love it! :) Conrats!
Tiz
Tusen tack Magnus :) And a big thanks to you as well Sintija :D
Tiz
Thank you so very much for commenting on this "piggy private moment" to Leuba, DanielePralong, Sra Sckel :), PurpleScarf, Lasse! Thank you for the greetings, the autumn is so beautiful and fresh!!!, and last but not least Namitha! I know that we are all in different time zones, but I still want to wish you all a great day!!!
Namitha
Cool spotting. Congratulations Tina on SOTD!
Sckel
congrats tjinuska, love your spottings of África.
Tiz
You are all the most motivating people I have ever came a cross, I had no idea that this types of communities was possible to find on the Internet! What we do together is a great thing, bot for ourselves and for each other in this world of big and small wonders! Thanks a bunch for your very nice comments SatyenM, Jerrie Miller, bherath20 and Mr Fungi Mark Ridgway :)
Bhagya Herath
congrats on the SOTD Tiz..... its a wonderful series.........
Mark Ridgway
Congratulations Tina. Fabulous set of pics. What a beast !! Love it.
Tiz
Tack för det Stian! And yes Irina, exactly my thought lol! Was the cat stepping on the keyboard? ;)
Tiz
This was unexpected :) The stubborn mud lover just got a star in the pig hall of fame! I am Honored to be a small part of it! Thank you to my bro Faredin, Jemma, CindyBinghamKeiser, mother nature LaurenZarate (It must be a Hog thing), Mr Reza Hashemizadeh, Maria dB, Jolly Ibanez, Sr LuisStevens, RiekoS, JillBlack, Leana Lahom-Cristobal, MaryHebbard and Surekha... I really enjoy reading your comment and wish you all a great day! for all lovely
JillBlack
Congratulations Tiz a great photo
Maria dB
Wonderful series - congratulations!
LaurenZarate
When horses run with their tails straight up they are running from Horse flies. Would the Warthogs do the same? Or it's a pig thing.....?
LaurenZarate
A wonderful Pumba! Great pictures with so much personality. Congratulations on SOTD!
KarenL
Congrats Tiz, your great series of a warthog enjoying a mud bath has been chosen spotting of the day! The warthog is a wild member of the pig family native to sub-Saharan Africa. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153250370910603&set=a.10152383557885603.943728.10150120463815603&type=1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/379742904454873088
Tiz
Yes Kel. He was so disapointed when I came along and disturbed him! It was so obvious that he really wanted that bath :) If he could swear at me he would! I also enjoy that Karen, every time I see them running I cant help smiling. I do not understand the function of that though, but I am sure it is good for something :)
KarenL
Wonderful series! One of my favorite memories of South Africa was catching glimpses of the baby warthogs as they ran by with their tails in the air - way too quickly to photograph!
Sckel
I thought he'd slipped in time to escape. So I think that for a warthog, the mud is like the hot tub to humans.
Tiz
:) Ye, they are quite alert. But it is also quite common that they "live" at the camp sites inside the parks. I guess the grass is short, green ans tasty there :) Had to chase a whole hog family out from a campsite roof-shelter once before I could "move in". That was in Uganda. My friend did not sleep very well that night, she dreamt about warhogs eating on her feet... A bit to exiting for a city-chick I guess :D
suzmonk
I'm just glad to hear you were in a car when you took the photos ... he looks like he could move pretty quickly!
VivBraznell
There he was wallowing in the mud minding his own business ..... LOL!! : ) Great set of images Tiz
Tiz
I tried to charm him with a little song, but it did not work :(

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Kruger National Park, South Africa
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African Mammals in the Wild
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Mission WILD
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project

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PublishedSeptember 16, 2013

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