The warthog, also known as warthog or warthog, is a wild animal of the pig family (Suidae) that lives in sub-Saharan Africa. The name warthog comes from the distinctive lumps that these animals have on their heads.
Warthog - the warthog - interesting facts and information
Nodules are medium-sized animals, with a body length of 0.9 to 1.5 meters and a weight of 50 to 150 kilograms. They have large, elongated heads with prominent tumors on the sides and bottom. Males are usually larger than females and have larger tumors. Both sexes have large, curved tusks, which they use for defense and to compete for territory and partners.
Nodules are omnivorous, but their diet consists mainly of grasses, roots, fruits and rhizomes. Sometimes they also eat meat, including carrion. They live in small groups, called jeliads, which consist of a female and her young. Males are usually solitary, unless it's mating season.
Although they are rather slow animals, warthogs are excellent diggers and can run quickly when threatened. When they are sleeping or hiding from predators, they usually return to their burrows with their backs so they can defend themselves more effectively with their tusks.
Nodules are important to the ecosystems in which they live because they contribute to seed dispersal and to population control of certain pests and pathogens. Although they are not an endangered species, they are vulnerable to habitat loss and hunting because of their meat and tusks.
