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The extinction of the Cape warthog can be attributed largely to two factors. Firstly with the expansion of the Cape Colony the demand for pig meat would have risen so drastically that they would have been exterminated in the regions nearest the Fort (Cape Town) soon after the arrival of the Dutch colonists. They were already extinct in Namaqualand prior to the settlement at the Cape and it is suggested by some that this population was exterminated by the Khoikhoi and San people, although this might be somewhat contradictory as others hold that the Khoikhoi and San strongly rejected pig meat. For the drier karoid regions it would have been easier to eradicate as they were probably more thinly distributed in those regions. Secondly, after all the heavy persecutions on their population, the remaining animals were exterminated by the Rinderpest epidemic in 1896. To close, the Cape Warthog, like most of the other South African mammals who had restricted distributions (e.g. Cape lion, Cape black rhino, Quagga and Blue antelope), suffered greatly under the persecutions of man and his weapon. Marcel H. van der Merwe
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Is a warthog extinct?
No
Are warthogs extinct?
No. The IUCN lists the warthog as a species of least concern.
What is the genus and species names for a warthog?
Species Phacochoerus africanus (warthogs, common warthogs) # Subspecies Phacochoerus africanus africanus (Nolan warthog). # Subspecies Phacochoerus africanus aeliani (Eritrean warthog). # Subspecies Phacochoerus africanus massaicus (Central African warthog). # Subspecies Phacochoerus africanus sundevallii (Southern warthog). Species Phacochoerus aethiopicus (desert warthogs) # Subspecies Phacochoerus aethiopicus delamerei (Somali warthog). # Subspecies Phacochoerus aethiopicus aethiopicus(Cape warthog).
What do you call a warthog young?
A young warthog is called a piglet.
What does the warthog statue in Florence Italy mean?
Well young sir it means a dead warthog is there
Is a warthog extinct?
No
Are warthogs extinct?
No. The IUCN lists the warthog as a species of least concern.
How many hybrid animals were ever created?
all i know of is the Masai giraffe and recalculated giraffe and the extinct giant warthog and the regular warthog
Are warthogs becoming extinct?
No. The IUCN lists the warthog as a species of least concern.
What is the genus and species names for a warthog?
Species Phacochoerus africanus (warthogs, common warthogs) # Subspecies Phacochoerus africanus africanus (Nolan warthog). # Subspecies Phacochoerus africanus aeliani (Eritrean warthog). # Subspecies Phacochoerus africanus massaicus (Central African warthog). # Subspecies Phacochoerus africanus sundevallii (Southern warthog). Species Phacochoerus aethiopicus (desert warthogs) # Subspecies Phacochoerus aethiopicus delamerei (Somali warthog). # Subspecies Phacochoerus aethiopicus aethiopicus(Cape warthog).
Is there any Cape Serval left in South Africa?
No. The Cape Serval is an extinct species.
Is the cape lion extinct?
Yes thanks to the loss of habitat and food. How dare u people hurt lions on purposely. HOW DARE YOU!!!!
What era did dinosaurs became extinct?
I think they became extinct at the end of the Mesozoic era
Why did the cape serval become extinct?
Because they were hunted to extinction!
Which became extinct most recently Triceratops brachiosaurus the Dodo?
The dodo bird became extinct in the early 1600's. The Triceratops became extinct long before that.
What major group flourished only after the dinosaurs became extinct?
the dinosaurs became extinct because the was kill of there family
How did phororhacos become extinct?
no one really nows how or when they became extinct
