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General
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The Warthog is the most common wild pig seen in Africa.
They prefer open bushveld and live in family groups of
up to ten individuals. They are not territorial but do
have home ranges that they defend. Warthog feed and forage
during the day feeding on roots, tubers grass, fruits
and they have been known to eat carrion. At night they
sleep in old antbear or porcupine burrows which they modify
to their purposes, sometimes forming large networks underground.
When the hole are used as escape routes from danger, the
piglets run in head first and the adults execute a rapid
about face just before they enter the hole, then they
are in a very good position to defend themselves. Should
you ever stand in front of one of these hole when a Warthog
decides to come out, they can inflict serious harm to
you.
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