AnimalsSavanna
Warthog Fun facts for kids
Phacochoerus africanus
The warthog lives in grasslands and savannas of Africa and eats grass and roots, dug up.
- Where it lives
- in grasslands and savannas of Africa
- What it eats
- grass and roots, dug up
- How big it is
- waist-high to a grown-up
Fun facts about the warthog
The ones Sammy likes best. She tells them in the game, too.
It backs into its burrow bottom first, so it can rush straight out tusks first if danger comes.
It kneels down on its front legs to munch short grass, and it has tough pads on its knees for this.
When it runs, it holds its tail straight up like a little flag, so its babies can follow it through tall grass.
Birds, mongooses and even monkeys pick bugs off a warthog, and it stands still to let them.
The bumps on its face work like cushions when two males push head to head.
It rarely digs its own home and often moves into old holes dug by an aardvark.
It can run faster than any person in the world.
Pumbaa from The Lion King is a warthog!
Riddle
Can a friend guess it?
Read the clues to someone, one at a time, without saying the animal. How many clues do they need? Fewer is better, just like in the game.
I live on the wide grassy plains of Africa and sleep underground at night.
I rarely dig my own home and often move into an old hole an aardvark dug.
I back into my hole bottom first, so I can rush straight out if danger comes.
I kneel down on tough pads on my front legs to munch short grass.
My face is covered in big bumps, and curved tusks stick up beside my snout.
Sammy might be thinking of a warthog.
In Thought Zoo, Sammy picks an animal and you ask her yes-or-no questions to find it. You'll find the warthog in the Savanna adventure.
Play the SavannaComing to iPad, iPhone and Android on 12 January 2027
