Facts about the Bushpig -- Potamochoerus porcus:

A summary of most interesting statistics (size, gestation...), amazing environmental adaptations & fascinating facts about social habits, etc.

SIZE: Shoulder height (m) 76 cm, (f) 65 cm; mass (m) 62 kg, (f) 60 kg.

COLOUR: Reddish to grey-brown coat, with an erectile, off-white crest of bristly hair along the top of the head and neck, and dark tufts at the tip of the ears.

MOST LIKE: The heavier Warthog, but distinguishable by its long, thin ear tufts, absent in the warthog. Bushpigs are active at night, warthogs by day.

POTENTIAL LONGEVITY: 20 years

HABITAT: Forest, thick bush or reed beds usually near water, but may range great distances in search of food.

FOOD:

REPRODUCTION & GESTATION PERIOD:

DISTRIBUTION MAP:

WHERE FOUND:
Kruger National Park (South Africa)
Pilanesberg National Park (South Africa)
Hluhluwe-Umfolozi National Park
Addo Elephant National Park
Tsitsikamma National Park
Tembe Elephant Park

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