Facts about warthogs

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Warthog have two pairs of tusks

Their tusks are actually teeth, that protrude from the mouth and curve upwards. The upper canine teeth can grow up to 10 inches in length, while the lower teeth are shorter, but razor sharp and capable of inflicting serious damage.

While warthog usually run from danger, they do use them in combat against other hogs, as well as predators.

A common warthog stands on an earth mound turning in the sunshine. It has grey skin, a brown mane and white tusks and is turning to face the camera.

They live in groups called ‘sounders’

An average group of warthogs consists of a mother and her new young and possibly two other sows with older young.Females usually have good bonds and can stay together for multiple breeding cycles. Sub-adult males can form bachelor groups but leave these as they reach adulthood (over four years).

Warthogs use different types of noise to communicate

After warthogs have been separated, they often make loud grunting noises when back together (and have been observed even touching noses).Growling indicates more threatening behaviour, and if they are being defensive or submissive they will often squeal. Clacking noises are used to help entice females by males.

Males like to stay up longer than females

Females and piglets will go into their holes at around dusk, where males will often stay out up to two hours later before they retire for the night.

Piglets start grazing quickly

Young warthogs start foraging from around 2-3 weeks old and will be totally weaned by around 6 months old.

Their tusks are hunted for ivory

Elephant ivory is illegal, but this isn’t the case for warthogs where their tusks are still carved for the tourist trade in eastern and southern Africa.

Females leave the family to give birth

When a female is about to give birth to her piglets she will leave the group she is in and go and find her own burrow or hole. She will remain here for 6-7 weeks with her young and only leave for short periods to graze (less than usual). She hardly ever leaves the burrow in the piglets first year of life.

They can run up to 55 kph (35 mph)

this is an adaptive method for escape from predators

Ability to foster

Warthog sows may foster nurse piglets if they lose their own litter. This behaviour is known as allosucking and is thought to be a sign of altruism, rather than mistaken identity or milk theft. It means that they are classed as ‘cooperative breeders’.

Predators

including lions, leopards, cheetahs, hyenas, wild dogs and crocodiles. Even large eagles and Verreaux’s eagle owls may snatch a young piglet

They’re vegetarians.

Warthogs may appear to be ferocious little animals, and contrary to Pumba the warthog eating worms in the Lion King, they are not carnivores. Warthogs are grazers, eating grasses, plants, berries and bark. They also use their snouts to dig up roots and bulbs.

Size

0.9 to 1.5 m (2.9 to 4.9 ft.) in length; 63.5 to 85 cm (2.1 to 2.8 ft.) tall at shoulderWeight50 to 150 kg (110 to 330 lbs.)

Diet

Grasses, roots, berries, bark, and occasionally carrionGestation170 to 175 days

Sexual Maturity

18 to 20 months

Life span

Over 18 years

“I will block you” – Frank Edwards issues a warning to Moses Bliss as he reveals pre-wedding photos

A renowned gospel musician Frank Edwards issues a warning to his associate Moses Bliss after the latter revealed some engagement photos with his Ghanaian fiancée, Marie Wiseborn.

It is anticipated that Bliss and his fiancée will exchange vows in a traditional manner on Thursday, February 29. Their church wedding is scheduled for March 2, 2024.

In light of this, Moses Bliss shared some captivating pictures of himself and his partner on Instagram. The two were dressed in brown and struck several fashionable poses.Frank Edwards, who frequently expresses his envy in a playful way whenever the couple becomes romantically involved, took to his Instagram page shortly after the post went viral.Edwards wrote, calling out Moses Bliss directly:“Moses don’t stress me , I will block you !! 😔😔😂😏😏”

Nigerian Chef Tope Maggie Disqualified By Guinness World Records Despite 200 Hours Cookathon

Chef Maggie has allegedly been disqualified by Guinness World Records.

In November 2023, Nigerian chef Tope Maggie set out to cook for 200 hours in an attempt to set Guinness World Record for longest cooking hours

This was way before Chef Faila would start her which she’s cooked for over 200 hours.According to information spreading on the internet, Nigerian Chef Tobi Maggie’s attempt hasn’t been accepted by Guinness World Record.At this point when if it’s accepted, it’s not going to be the record when Ghanaian Chef Faila submits her over 200 hours Cookathon.

Why I cannot get married – Aunty Ramota opens up

Aunty Ramota has caused a frenzy on social media after sharing the reason she cannot get married to any man.

In a video, she expressed her belief that she would not be able to be submissive in a marriage, leading to constant fights.Aunty Ramota humorously added that if a man were to marry her without providing her with a house, she would ask him to move out and live with his concubines.She said: “If a man marries me, we will be fighting everyday because I can’t be submissive. You didn’t build my house for me, I’d ask him to move out and go live with his concubines.”

I Was Raped 400 Times By My Coach – Angelique Cauchy

‘I was raped 400 times’: French tennis star Angelique Cauchy reveals hell she endured at the hands of her coach when she was 12 – and how he convinced her she had AIDS until she was 18French tennis star Angelique Cauchy has revealed that her coach raped her 400 times from the age of 12 and even falsely convinced her she had AIDS.Testifying in French parliament, the former tennis player told of her horrifying ordeal with Andrew Geddes who was sentenced to 18 years in prison for the rape and sexual assault of four young girls in 2021.During his trial, the court was told of the 55-year-old’s brutal sexual abuse – which he often recorded – at his home, in his car or at the tennis club.Ms Cauchy, now 36, began working with Geddes at Sarcelles Tennis Club, Paris, in 1999 when she was 12 and France’s second junior player.Within a few months the abuse began, with the coach telling her: ‘You know it happens sometimes in relationships between coach and student, we spend a lot of time together, it’s normal.’She said that, at the beginning, Geddes would take her to see Paris Saint German FC play at their home ground. Over two years, she said the relationship quickly became abusive and he raped her 400 times.In harrowing detail, she told the Palais Bourbon how he raped her three times a day during a two-week period at a training camp.’I lived the worst two weeks of my life. I thought many times about committing suicide. He raped me three times a day. The first night he asked me to go to his room and I didn’t do it, then he came into mine. I was in prison,’ she said.She described how he had manipulated her so much that she started to voluntarily visit his room at night.’The evenings after, it seems crazy, but I went there on my own, and I took those 13 steps that separated me from his room,’ she explained.Geddes then went on to emotionally manipulate and gaslight Ms Cauchy, convincing her that he had given her AIDS.’He came to tell me one day: “I have AIDS, that’s for sure, I gave it to you.” At the end of the 1990s, it was something that was much scarier than now, it paralysed me. I lived from 13 to 18 years old thinking I had AIDS. But he lied to me, just to destroy me. It was perhaps even more destructive than the rape,’ she told France Info.When a member of the tennis club complained of Geddes’ predatory and abusive behaviour, the club president allegedly replied: ‘Yes, but he brings us titles.’An inquiry was launched in July, examining the ‘operational failures within sports federations, the sports movement and governance bodies’. Following testimonies given this summer at the Palais Bourbon, the report is expected to be released in December.

“Why I Got Separated from My Wife” – Ninalowo Bolanle Opens Up on Reasons Behind His Unexpected Marriage Crash

Ninalowo Bolanle, a popular Nollywood actor, has revealed the reason behind his sudden marriage crash

The actor sparked a social media frenzy after announcing his divorce from Bunmi.

Logo Home EntertainmentEntertainment“Why I Got Separated from My Wife” – Ninalowo Bolanle Opens Up on Reasons Behind His Unexpected Marriage CrashBy Gist Lovers -September 1, 20230Ninalowo BolanleNinalowo Bolanle, a popular Nollywood actor, has revealed the reason behind his sudden marriage crash.The actor sparked a social media frenzy after announcing his divorce from Bunmi.

The actor confessed in an emotional message that he has accepted the “reality of the end of a road.”Ninalowo claimed that the decision to divorce his wife was unavoidable since it was necessary for a “peaceful and loveable future.”He mentioned their children, his mental health, and other considerations as factors in the difficult decision.The actor’s post conveyed his regret at the situation while also recognizing the need for growth and a brighter future.His interview on Chude Jideonwo’s visual podcast has also surfaced online where the actor opened up about how he messed up his marriage.He noted that his wife eventually started to perceive him as an outsider in their home. He said:“The years when I was feeling too young and cheating all day, breaking her heart and everything to the years when I wasn’t there and pursuing my dreams.“But I forgot this was a human being that was taking records and taking experiences of her life as well. So, I became somebody that she didn’t recognise anymore. At some point, I couldn’t call her to pick up my call. The woman I had control over, I had no more control because she outgrew me.”