Warthog Facts: WHY the WARTS? 🐖 Animal Fact Files

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Warthogs get their common name for the fleshy protrusions on their face, known as warts! But why do they have the warts? What purpose do they serve? Learn this and more warthog facts on today's episode of Animal Fact Files!

Scientific Name: Genus - Phacochoerus
-Common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus)
-Desert warthog (Phacochoerus aethiopicus)
Range: Africa
Habitat: arid regions especially places with watering holes
Size: 100 to over 300 pounds (45-136kg); average 2.5 feet (76cm) tall at the shoulder
Diet: grasses, tree bark, roots, tubers they dig up with their tusks, and even carrion
Threats: lions, hyenas, wild dogs, cheetahs, crocodiles, etc.
Lifespan: 10-20 years in the wild if they survive to adulthood, males are more prone to predation for sleeping outside of burrows

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Warthog WARTS 0:00
Warthog APPEARANCE 0:22
Warthog TAIL 0:44
Warthog PREDATORS 1:07
Warthog TUSKS 1:17
Warthog SPECIES 1:46
Warthog BURROWS 2:29
Warthog LIFE CYCLE 3:06
Warthog SOUNDS 3:31
Warthog DIET 3:45
Thanks / Outro 4:04
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Image and Video Credits:
Cephas - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Phacochoerus_aethiopicus_map.svg
Jean - https://www.flickr.com/photos/7326810@N08/1332853509
Caelio - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Female_warthog_with_young.jpg
Bernard DUPONT - https://flickr.com/photos/berniedup/51288343566 ; https://flickr.com/photos/berniedup/51168227865 ; https://flickr.com/photos/berniedup/51288313856 ; https://flickr.com/photos/berniedup/50728768316 ; https://flickr.com/photos/berniedup/51295979012 ; https://flickr.com/photos/berniedup/51527140189 ; https://flickr.com/photos/berniedup/51211303160
Malcolm Murdoch - https://flickr.com/photos/mildswearwords/29710074185
Cyndy Sim Parr - https://flickr.com/photos/cyanocorax/21556028404
Makanyi Lodge - https://vimeo.com/138129361
Sander van Schie - De Verfilmer - https://vimeo.com/241929553
Garuda1982 - https://freesound.org/people/Garuda1982/sounds/425241
Africa Through Your Lens - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2uX3BGGfkE
escudas - https://freesound.org/people/escudas/sounds/625291
TheVeoMammoth11 - https://freesound.org/people/TheVeoMammoth11/sounds/492654
Jean - https://www.flickr.com/photos/7326810@N08/2057287301

Research Credits:
https://www.awf.org/wildlife-conservation/warthog
https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/warthog
https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Phacochoerus_aethiopicus
https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Phacochoerus_africanus
http://www.wildlife-pictures-online.com/warthog-pig.html

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