wart hog
wart hog Wild, tusked pig native to Africa. It has a brownish-black skin with a crest of thin hair along the back. Height: about 76cm (2.5ft) at shoulder; weight: 90kg (200lb). Family Suidae; species Phacochoerus aethiopicus.
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