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Warthog

Warthog line art illustration (click image to enlarge)

Warthog full color illustration (click image to enlarge)

Artist's notes:

The Warthog was completed on 12.19.2010. While I rarely sell or license the images of the large mammals of Africa, I still enjoy drawing them. The Warthog was part of a loosely connected three-part series of African mammals (the other being the Wildebeest and the Nile Crocodile.) The drawing is based on a photo by A.J. Haverkamp of the Netherlands.

Information about the Warthog:

The Warthog or Common Warthog is a wild pig that lives in the savanna habitats of central and southern Africa. Warthogs range in size from three to 5 feet long (0.91 to 1.5 metres) and weighing about 110 to 170 pounds (50 to 75 kg).  Phacochoerus africanus has four recoginzed subspecies, and is identifiable by the two pairs of pointed tusks protruding from the mouth, which are used as weapons against predators. Warthogs are omnivorous, and feed on a variety of grasses, roots, berries and other fruits, bark, fungi, eggs and even carrion. The large tusks made from ivory sometimes result in the poaching of these animals, although at this time they are not considered threatened and their numbers are stable.