Metridiochoerus (SciiFii)

The giant warthog (Metridiochoerus africanus) is a species of large wild pig that originally lived in Africa during the Pliocene through the Pleistocene and was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and introduced to the modern open woodlands and grasslands of Africa to help boost biodiversity. The giant warthog is a large animal, 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) in length, resembling a common warthog (Phacochoerus). Unlike common warthogs, which have only one pair of large tusks, the giant warthog has two pairs of large tusks, for better protection against larger predators such as lions. It is an omnivore like most pigs, feeding primarily on grasses, roots, berries and other fruits, bark, fungi, insects, eggs and carrion. Like common warthogs, giant warthogs will wallow in mud to cope with high temperatures and huddle together to cope with low temperatures. Although capable of fighting (males aggressively fight each other during mating season), the giant warthog's primary defense is to flee by means of fast sprinting. The giant warthogs have a similar reproductive behavior to the common warthogs, where males join sounders with estrous females only to mate. The conservation status of the giant warthog is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts and the giant warthog's wide range.