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Don't get me wrong--I like warthogs, which were some of my favorite animals when we lived in the Serengeti.* They have ugly-cute babies, they stick their tails straight up in the air when running, and they dig holes, then back into the holes to defend themselves from predators.
What I don't like is finding out that South Texas now apparently has a feral warthog population.
* There may be a few new people here who don't know that. My family lived in the Serengeti for a couple of years when I was a kid. My dad was a field biologist doing research for his PhD.
What I don't like is finding out that South Texas now apparently has a feral warthog population.
* There may be a few new people here who don't know that. My family lived in the Serengeti for a couple of years when I was a kid. My dad was a field biologist doing research for his PhD.
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I hope they get that under control, fast. Trouble is, the little bastards are hard to hunt, mostly because: little. They hardly ever get above 2 foot 6 or so at the shoulder. Worse than being the right size to hide in bushes? They dig burrows.
And they don't just breed like hogs; they breed like rabbits, and there's nothing like leopards and prides of lions in Texas to keep those numbers in check. As you say, they're cute, here in Africa—and at a respectful distance, thanks. Away from here, if they're not in a zoo, turn 'em into sausages and pot-roasts preferably fixed in a slow-cooker (the article asked about pork chops: only if you're related to a hyena).
–N
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