Warthog

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 * Warthog** [[image:warthog2.jpg width="205" height="178" align="right"]]
 * Bradley 5S checked by Etienne** **Warthogs live in the Northern and Western Savannah. Warthogs do not live in rainforests and mountains above 10,000 feet.**
 * Warthogs are found in damp, moist and arid savannas. You will not find a warthog in rain forests or deserts.**
 * The warthog is mainly a grazer. During the dry season they may eat earthworms and other small invertebrates.**
 * The warthog’s predators are all the big cats.**
 * When the warthog is alarmed it grunts or snorts, lowers its mane, flattens it ears and bolts for underground cover.**
 * The warthog has very bad vision but its senses of smell and hearing are very good.**
 * The upper tusks on the warthog are used for digging up roots, bulbs and tubers. The lower sharper tusks are used for fighting and self-defence. The upper and lower tusks rub together in a way that the lower tusks are always kept sharp. The female’s tusks are smaller than the male’s tusks.**