| Common name | Scientific name | Average weight of adult male | Average length or shoulder height | Diet | How do they live | Feeding time | Gestation period | Number of young at birth |
| Bushpig | Potamochoerus porcus | 62 kg | 65 cm | omnivorous | groups | night | 4 months | 3-4 piglets |
| Warthog | Phacochoerus aethiopicus | 80 kg | 70 cm | herbivorous | family groups | day | 5,5 months | 1-5 young |
Bushpig
(Potamochoerus porcus)
The Bushpig is a shy animal and because of it's habit to be active at night not as well known as it's cousin the warthog. They can be found in the northern and eastern parts of South Africa in woods, dense vegetation and tall grass.
They roam in groups of up to twelve animals looking for fruits, bulbs, frogs, earthworms and they'll even scavenge. The hard upper part of their snouts are used as a effective spade to dig up their food. Because they love fruit, corn and vegetables so much, they are considered as problem animals by the farmers.
Bushpigs are just about the same size as warthogs and their bodies are covered with long stiff hair. Their fangs are not as well developed as the warthog's and they have no facial warts. They look similar to the European wild boar.
Warthog
(Phacochoerus aethiopicus
They are far better known and seen much more often because they feed and roam during daytime. They are found in the northern parts of South Africa where they stay in open grasslands and savannas, and love marshes where they'll roll in the mud to cool down and to rid themselves from parasites. They all have distinctive "warts" on their faces. The boars have two pairs and the sows one.
They eat grass and grassroots, fruits and herbs. They grow enormous eyeteeth that grows upwards and outwards from their mouths. These can be used as effective weapons for self-defense. They have the habit of walking on their knees of their front legs while eating and their heads seems to be about a third of their body length. Furthermore when startled or frightened they'll flee in a very characteristic manner, they'll run with their tails straight up in the air like antennae and many a smile came from this...
The young are born inside a tunnel or hole previously used by "Aardvark" and they'll hide there during night as well. When they run inside their hole, the young ones will go in head first but the adults will go in backwards to defend themselves.