This old fellow sports an unusually large set of tusks. Note how the rapier-thin lower canines sharpen themselves against the base of the large upper tusks. Even full-grown lions respect weapons like these, and with a pig's well-developed brain plus a life span in the wild that can exceed 10 years, a (+- 60kg) Mara veteran like this can definitely save his own bacon!
Thanks for those interesting warthog facts. I wasn't aware of them. Great picture.
ReplyDeleteWarthog meat tastes great, by the way. Have you dined on it?
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