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Phacochoerus africanus sundevallii
Warthogs are found in open and wooded savannas, grass-steppes, and semi-deserts in Africa. They prefer open areas and avoid rainforest and severe desert.
Warthogs live in family groups called soundings. A sounding usually consists of females and their young. Males usually disperse after 2 years of age and become solitary or form bachelor groups. Soundings can consist of up to 18 members.
Spotted on Jun 2, 2008
Submitted on Aug 7, 2011
6 Comments
Great spotting! Would you please join the "Kruger National Park Mission" and add your spotting to our mission?
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8322...
Thanks a lot. Yes, I know exactly what you mean with re-entry after being away for a while. You get really used to the lifestyle.
Oh, it was hands down the most amazing 4 weeks of my life. However, I had a hard time transitioning back to life in Georgia after being there... the lifestyles are so unbelievably different. I loved the simplicity of life there.
By the way, I just noticed that you were the featured spotter... congratulations!! Very much deserved :)
Even if you weren't able to visit other parks, a 4 week course in Kruger sounds awesome.
I hadn't heard that name, but it definitely makes sense. Probably 90% of the times I saw them, they were snorting and running away, tail straight up! I was only in SA for 4 weeks for an Ecotraining course on field guiding. Unfortunately I wasn't able to visit any other parks while I was there, but I constantly desire being back there. I could have never imagined so much life in one place.
I was told these were known locally as African antenna because of the way they hold their tail up when they run. How long were you in South Africa? Did you visit any other parks besides Kruger?