Brush Boar

"The fangs of a brush hog can grow as long as nineteen inches!"

Penseelzwijn

  • Potamochoerus porcus

    Scientific name

  • Afrika

    Habitat

  • Wortels, fruit, zaden, gras, gewassen, paddenstoelen, insecten, kleine zoogdieren, eieren

    Food

  • 15 - 20 jaar

    Lifetime

  • 45 -130 kg

    Weight

  • 1 - 6

    Number of youngsters

  • 4 maanden

    Wear time

  • Veilig

    IUCN Status

  • Ja

    EEP

Wist je dat?

  • 800

    grams, that's how heavy a youngster weighs at birth

  • 3

    meters wide is the nest of grass in which the young are born

  • 35

    inches long is the tail of a brush hog

Large teeth

Both males and females have very large canines. These teeth are seven to nineteen inches long. They use these protruding teeth to dig up food and to defend themselves against enemies.

Striped

A common hog gives birth to one to six young per year. When the young are born, they have striped fur. This makes them unnoticeable in the tall grass. As the young get older, the fur turns reddish-brown.

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