A wild pig breed from the species
Porcine that lives in Africa.
Unlike domestic pigs, these
warthogs do not spend their time
in mud puddles.
In the wild, they must
continuously be on the lookout
for predators.
A large male
warthog weighs about 300
pounds,a really big one might
scratch 350.
A large male
Tiger, on the other hand, can
weigh more than 1,000 pounds.
But size isn’t everything;
speed and strength are
important too.
Unfortunately for the warthog,
tigers are among the fastest,
most powerful land predators
on Earth.
When faced with
predators, the warthog's best
defense is to dash away at
full speed, which is around
48 km per hour.
It runs as fast as a small
horse, with its tail sticking
straight up in the air.
This allows the
warthog to outrun and avoid
being scratched by most
predators.
However, most of the time, this
is insufficient.
To get away from predators, some
warthogs have to put in a lot of
effort running.
Two upper and four to six
lower incisors are found in
common warthogs.
Desert warthogs, on the other
hand, lack incisors.
Upper tusks can reach
a length of 10 to 11 inches.
Warthogs are also very strong
and intelligent animals.
Warthogs have patches on their
faces that resemble warts
but are actually thick skin
growths.
When they fight,
these patches act as padding.
However, because the padding is
only owned by adult warthogs,
young warthogs and juvenile
warthogs are easy prey for
predators.
The African wild
dog, also known as the painted
dog or Cape hunting dog, is
a sub-Saharan African canine.
It is a very social creature.
Males and females live in
separate packs with separate
dominance hierarchies.
Permanent packs of two to 27
adults and yearling pups
live together.
The African wild dog hunts by
approaching prey silently and
then chasing it for 10 to 60
minutes at speeds of up to
66 km/h.
The average chase
only lasts 2 km, during which
time the prey animal is still
alive.
Even though they are
smaller than lions and
leopards, African wild
dogs have a higher success
rate when it comes to killing
it.