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Bushpig
Bosvark · Potamochoerus larvatus
A stocky, hairy wild pig, reddish-brown to almost black, with a paler mane along the spine and a tufted face. Unlike the warthog it is shy and mostly nocturnal, keeping to dense cover. Bushpigs root through the soil for bulbs, roots and fallen fruit, usually in family groups called sounders.
Log your Bushpig sighting — free →How to identify it
Hairier and darker than a warthog, and it runs with its tail DOWN — warthogs run with the tail straight up.
Look for its tracks
Cloven pig hoof, two rounded halves; broader and rounder than a warthog's, churned along bush paths.
Where to see it in Kruger
Dense riverine thickets and the wetter north; usually seen at dusk, after dark, or deep in thick bush.
Did you know
Bushpigs are strong swimmers and will happily cross rivers.
Often confused with
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