Wart hog

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Phacochoerus aethiopicus 

     Related to the domestic pig, the wart hog is distinguished by its enormous head and the two pairs of warts the male wears on its cheeks. Standing about 65 to 80 cm at the shoulder, the animal weighs about 90 kg. It is a rapid runner, a good swimmer, and because its body is almost hairless, it often wallows in the mud as protection from the sun. Wart hogs stay together in families, usually consisting of the mother and father and six or more hoglets. They tend to remain with the same mate for a long time. 
     Courageous and dangerous adversaries, the huge, curved upper canines and stiletto-like lowers are capable of inflicting serious injury even to lions, and most predators prefer to avoid encounters with adult wart hogs.