are warthogs and wildboars the same thing?

Question

my girl friend is arguing that her cousins hunt warthogs in georgia... she says that just because they are both "pigs" that they are the same thing... does that mean that a lion and a tiger are the same things?

Answer 1

no. the wild boar is bigger

Answer 2

My pet warthog has some issues with this question.

First and foremost, he is offended by the suggestion that he is the same as a wild boar. Boars are effete in comparison to hogs, or so he says. His picture is on wikipedia, and I am not particularly inclined to argue with him.

Second, my warthog is somewhat irritated that your girlfriend's cousins hunt his brothers and sisters in Georgia. Ooaaahhhh! Oh dear, he has gone off to report the matter to them, ....... what? Oh, he says that your girlfriend's cousins should expect to be visited by some very angry tuskers in the imminent future.

Good luck, you all will need it!

Answer 3

warthogs are from Africa, wild boars are found several places throughout the world including the US. They are NOT hunting warthogs...unless Georgia is located in AFRICA!

Answer 4

Hello heres some info ive found for you about BOTH of them. Compair these and then tell your girlfriend.

WARTHOGS
DESCRIPTION: Pig-like animal, black or brown in color, with coarse but sparse hair covering body. Its face is long with fleshy warts and protruding tusks.

SIZE: 0.9-1.5 m (2.9-4.9 ft.) in length; 63.5-85.0 cm (2.1-2.8 ft.) tall at shoulder

WEIGHT: 50-150 kg (110-330 lb.)

DIET: Grasses, roots, berries, bark, and occasionally carrion

GESTATION: 170-175 days

SEXUAL MATURITY: 18-20 months

LIFE SPAN: Over 18 years

RANGE: Occurs in Central Africa and to the south, from the West Coast to the East Coast

HABITAT: Usually found in savannah and lightly forested areas

Warthogs travel in groups called sounders consisting of 1 or 2 sows and young offspring. Males usually travel alone.
Boars have more prominent warts than sows. They are primarily used to protect the face during fights.
Warthogs use burrows for shelter and when entering, the hogs back in. This enables them to defend themselves. In the mornings, warthogs burst out of their burrows at top speed to get a running start on any predators that may be lurking nearby.
Although they look fierce, warthogs would rather run than fight. But they can be fierce opponents if forced.

Warthogs allow birds, such as the yellow hornbills, to eat parasites that live on their bodies. This symbiotic relationship allows the birds to have a constant food source and the hogs to rid themselves of pests. These rooting animals are beneficial to the land by churning up the soil and allowing it to be aerated, which aids plant growth.

WILDBOARS

Boars (a type of wild pig) are not native to North America. They were brought here from Europe, first by the Spanish explorers in the 1500’s (for food) and later in the 1900’s by people who wanted to hunt the pigs for sport. The wild boars you see today are the great grandchildren of European boars brought here a long time ago. They are NOT pink with curly tails. Wild boars are large - sometimes 5 feet long, and weigh up to 300 pounds. They have stiff black fur and straight tails. The males (boys) have tusks that curl out of their mouth. They are not long like an elephant’s tusks, but they are still 2-5 inches long and can really hurt you! (Girl boars have smaller tusks that don’t stick out much.) Sometimes wild boars will breed with pot-bellied pigs. The babies will probably grow up to have black fur and straight tails, but they may have fat bellies and a white stripe on their foreheads.

Boars like to live in forests near streams or ponds. Since boars don’t have any sweat glands, they must wallow in the mud to cool off. Wallowing may also help get rid of fleas and ticks. Boars are fast runners and good swimmers. In the autumn, they eat forest foods like acorns, hickory nuts, and pecans. During the rest of the year, boars eat roots, grass, fruits, mushrooms, bugs, eggs, and even dead animals. If there is plenty of food, the boars will stay in a 10 square mile territory. They really dig up the ground while looking for roots. Boars have tough noses, or snouts, which help them dig. They have an excellent sense of smell and can sniff out underground foods. Their eyesight is not very good, but they hear very well. Their ears stand up straight; they don’t flop down like a farm pig’s ears.

Name: Wild Boar (Sus scrofa)
Primary Classification: Suidae (Pigs and Hogs)
Location: Europe, northern Africa, Asia; introduced in United States.
Habitat: Grassland and scrub to forest.
Diet: Shrubs, weeds, bird eggs, snakes, grasshoppers, mice, roots, tubers, even manure.
Size: Up to 5 ft in length and 198 lbs in weight.
Description: Brown, red-bron, dark gray or black coat; large head; long, narrow snout; smalle, erect ears; males grow tusks; ridge of hair along spine; straight tail with long tassels.
Cool Facts: Primarily nocturnal animals, they will eat almost anything edible, from tubers to insects and small mammals.
Conservation Status: Common

Answer 5

of course not!!! different species altogether

Answer 6

no