The desert warthog is more massive than any indigenous mammal on the whole continent of Australia. However, South Africa retains such a diverse fauna of large mammals that the opportunity to reintroduce this indigenous species as a faunal asset has been – and probably will continue to be – spurned.
Robin and the Honey Badger, 22 March 2016
Links to the images that inspired this bio-insight:
http://www.lostworldarts.com/images/img9503.jpg
http://unews.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/warthog20.jpg
http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/files/2012/12/Blog-1-P.-aethiopicus-Samburu-De-jpg
http://cache3.as=2&d=SwvK6gdvP50ziABjL6IA0Evb7x00Xjm7mMCx4fx4RZjSlbYyPX0CIXEC2i
http://cache1.asset-cache.net/gc/82261735-warthog-samburu-national-0CIXW5EBT6EC2i