Ant-Hogs
A family descended from typical hogs.
Many species feed on ants and termites,
whereas others feed on vegetation. All
have tusks of one form or another, and
one species even has rhino-like armor.
Many species feed on ants and termites,
whereas others feed on vegetation. All
have tusks of one form or another, and
one species even has rhino-like armor.
Formicederus
A small hog with a long muzzle. This
long muzzle holds a very long, slender
tongue, coated with sticky saliva. The
diet is almost exclusively ants and
termites. Sometimes they also feed on
vegetation, such as berries and grass.
The hooves are specially designed to
tear apart tough termite mounds.
A small hog with a long muzzle. This
long muzzle holds a very long, slender
tongue, coated with sticky saliva. The
diet is almost exclusively ants and
termites. Sometimes they also feed on
vegetation, such as berries and grass.
The hooves are specially designed to
tear apart tough termite mounds.
Oplizochoerus
This is a very large, heavyweight hog
with rhinoceros-like armor on the
backside. They also have some small
horns on the face for added protection.
These hogs are vegetarians who feed
on leaves, grass, some fruits and
berries. They are relatively slow-moving
animals and defend themselves by
aggressively goring with their
razor-sharp tusks.
This is a very large, heavyweight hog
with rhinoceros-like armor on the
backside. They also have some small
horns on the face for added protection.
These hogs are vegetarians who feed
on leaves, grass, some fruits and
berries. They are relatively slow-moving
animals and defend themselves by
aggressively goring with their
razor-sharp tusks.
Procerosus
Closely related to Oplizochoerus, this large
hog bears a long proboscis to grasp clumps
of leaves that they love to feed on. These
hogs are strictly vegetarians, and
high-browsers. When a predator attacks, they
can defend themselves quite effectively with
their sharp tusks, but usually prefer to run
away from an attacker.
Closely related to Oplizochoerus, this large
hog bears a long proboscis to grasp clumps
of leaves that they love to feed on. These
hogs are strictly vegetarians, and
high-browsers. When a predator attacks, they
can defend themselves quite effectively with
their sharp tusks, but usually prefer to run
away from an attacker.
Verris
These are the smallest of the hogs, but
they also bear the largest tusks in this
family. These are mostly tiny, grass hogs
that feed on ants and termites. Like
Formicederus, these animals have a long,
sticky tongue they use to lap up ants and
termites. As the soldier ants attack this
hog, the animal goes into a trance-like
state, and cannot feel the ants biting them.
Their main predators are Tamanoa and
several Viverrid species. These hogs
however are quite capable of battling any
predator using their long, sharp tusks.
These are the smallest of the hogs, but
they also bear the largest tusks in this
family. These are mostly tiny, grass hogs
that feed on ants and termites. Like
Formicederus, these animals have a long,
sticky tongue they use to lap up ants and
termites. As the soldier ants attack this
hog, the animal goes into a trance-like
state, and cannot feel the ants biting them.
Their main predators are Tamanoa and
several Viverrid species. These hogs
however are quite capable of battling any
predator using their long, sharp tusks.