Bushpig

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.

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.