Archive for 'Suidae'

Southern Warthog (Phacochoerus africanus ssp. sundevallii)

Southern Warthog (Phacochoerus africanus ssp. sundevallii)

A common resident in Okavango and to me a funny looking creature that reminds me of dodgems, or bumper cars, when their tail is raised during their escapes. They live a precarious life as they’re prey to lion, cheetah and leopard. This one is checking out elephant dung at a waterhole inundated with parched elephants, […]

Feral Pig (Sus scrofa)

Feral Pig (Sus scrofa)

Once upon a time humans settled on the Pantanal, and they brought pigs. One day some escaped and found lovers in the wild! The result is what you see here. They are a hybrid of domestic and wild pig (peccaries), and is one of very few species allowed to hunt in Pantanal. This sow was […]