warthog

Savanna's tusked pig

A warthog is a wild African pig with a large head, tusks, and warty protrusions on its face.

Warthogs have coarse, sparse hair and run with their tails held straight up.

They're commonly seen in wildlife documentaries trotting across the savanna or backing into burrows to face predators with their tusks.

anatomy

tusks

Extended animal incisors

warts · facial · curved · incisors · coarse · protruding · mane · hooves · hide · tail

popculture

Pumbaa

animated · sidekick · comedic · cartoon · mascot

mammal

omnivore

Eats plants and animals

porcine · vertebrate · quadruped · foraging · burrowing · wallowing · piglet · sounder · hoofed · mammalian

savanna

grassland

Treeless herb-covered ecosystem

  • acaciaThorny warm-climate shrub
  • veldAfrican open grassland
  • waterholeNatural animal drinking source

Africa · burrow · aardvark · grazing · kopje · bushveld · Kruger · Masai Mara · plains · drought

wildlife

safari

Wildlife observation journey

cheetah · hyena · crocodile · prey · vigilance · fleeing · photography · conservation · national park · ecotourism

Categories
Opposites
aesthetic appearance

warthogswan

Large graceful waterbird

gazelle · peacock · butterfly · unicorn · Arabian horse

domestication/wildness

warthogdomestic pig

Farmed swine species

pig · piglet · pot-bellied pig · potbellied pig · teacup pig

habitat/geography

warthogpolar bear

Large white arctic mammal

penguin · walrus · seal · whale · dolphin

Phrases
Family

warthogs

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G