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Warthog stare down Note that the eyes are set very high up in the head - you almost have to look for them, but he was sure using them to look me over when I encountered him! Phacochoerus africanus,Warthog,hog,mammals,tusked mammals Click/tap to enlarge

Warthog stare down

Note that the eyes are set very high up in the head - you almost have to look for them, but he was sure using them to look me over when I encountered him!

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  1. View Sunil R Agadi's profile
    Sunil R Agadi
    Lion
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    Oh my goodness. Very closeup snap, you are really brave to face and photograph this one. Promoted. Posted 10 years ago
    1. View pedalmasher's profile
      pedalmasher
      Snow Leopard
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      Thanks, I think we were just as leery of each other and of course I was using a telephoto lens and I can run very fast! :) Posted 10 years ago

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The Common warthog

The warthog or common warthog is a wild member of the pig family found in grassland, savanna, and woodland in sub-Saharan Africa. In the past, it was commonly treated as a subspecies of ''P. aethiopicus'', but today that scientific name is restricted to the desert warthog of northern Kenya, Somalia, and eastern Ethiopia.

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Similar species: Even-toed Ungulates
Species identified by pedalmasher
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Uploaded Jan 3, 2015. Captured Apr 25, 2014 14:07.
  • Canon EOS 70D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/1579s
  • ISO640
  • 400mm