Bushpig


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Vital Statistics


Latin Name : Potamochoerus Porcus
Weight (Female) : 48 - 66 kg
Weight (Male) : 46 - 82 kg
Length (Female) : 115 cm
Length (Male) : 115 cm
Gestation Period : 4 months
No of Young : 3 - 8
Birth Weight : 700 g
Order : Artiodactyla
Family : Suidae
Breeding : 3 - 8 young are born from November - January after a gestation period of ± 4 months.

Description

Hoofs are broader than those of the Warthog's, and the dew claws usually mark clearly in the spoor. Its broader hooves are better adapted to the type of terrain where it usually feeds. The animals make continued use of the same routes to feeding areas, thereby forming narrow, clearly marked paths.

Spoor Description

Hoofs are broader than those of the Warthog's, and the dew claws usually mark clearly in the spoor. Its broader hooves are better adapted to the type of terrain where it usually feeds. The animals make continued use of the same routes to feeding areas, thereby forming narrow, clearly marked paths.


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