Warthog Facts | Pig Family | Africa

Warthogs got their names from the bumps on their faces that look like warts. They also each have four tusks—two on each side of their snouts.

1. Warthogs are the only pigs able to live in areas without water for several months of the year
2. The scientific names of warthogs are Phacochoerus aethiopicus and Phacochoerus africanus.
3. Warthogs avoid fights by running away or dodging into a burrow.
4. Lions and leopards are warthog's most likely predators
5. Warthogs live about 15 years
6. The Warthog's Swahili name is Ngiri
7. Male warthogs normally live by themselves, only joining the groups to mate
8. Warthog travel in small groups called sounders.
9. Warthogs are found in moist and arid savannas.
10. Warthogs have manes like a horse.
11. Warthogs avoid rainforest, deserts and high mountains.
12. Warthogs live in family groups of a female and her young.
13. Female warthogs only have 4 teats and each piglet suckles from its "own" teat—no sharing allowed.
14. Warthogs are generally peaceful, but sometimes a male may attack another male during mating season.
15. When warthogs run, their tails stick up. Baby warthog run in a line behind mom.
16. Warthogs are found in most of Africa south of the Sahara and in East Africa.
17. Warthogs weigh around 200 pounds
18. Warthogs can reach speeds of 48 kilometers an hour.