Phacochoerus


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Noun1.Phacochoerus - warthogsPhacochoerus - warthogs        
genus Phacochoerus
mammal genus - a genus of mammals
family Suidae, Suidae - pigs; hogs; boars
warthog - African wild swine with warty protuberances on the face and large protruding tusks
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The protected areas support a rich diversity of ungulates and potential prey including blue wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus, common warthog Phacochoerus africanus, greater kudu Tragelaphus strepsiceros, impala Aepyceros melampus, nyala Tragelaphus angasii, plains zebra Equus quagga and waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus.
The foraging ecology of reintroduced African wild dog in small protected areas
2017: Magnetic alignment in warthogs (Phacochoerus africanus) and wild boar (Sus scrofa).
Directional orientation of pheasant chicks at the drinking dish and its potential for research on avian magnetoreception
The sylvatic cycle has been implicated in most outbreaks reported near national parks where infected warthogs (Phacochoerus africanus) and soft tick (Ornithodoros spp.) vectors are present (1).
Reemergence of African swine fever in Zimbabwe, 2015
This occurs mostly on private land, with the most commonly hunted species being impala (Aepyceros melampus), warthog (Phacochoerus aethiopicus), and kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros), which all share habitat with the SGH.
Lead toxicosis in a southern ground hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri in South Africa
No muss, no fuss, Jakes had his trackers haul the vlakvark (aka bushpig or Phacochoerus africamis) off to camp while we continued our hunt.
A most excellent African adventure
The big sights and lumpy Browning controls actually do lend a slightly Phacochoerus aethiopicus appearance to the piece.
Para Hawg 9: this healthy post-ban hogleg packs a litter of 13 snorters
The other four genera are Babirusa, Hylochloerus, Phacochoerus, and Potomochoerus.
Chapter 1 Domestication and early history

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