the maX files: Caricatures of the bush?

01 September 2008

Caricatures of the bush?

Warthogs can be seen around just about every turn and corner at the Addo Elephant National Park.

They give a new meaning to the word ugly.

In fact they are so ugly they are beautiful.

Those tusks can inflict a nasty wound if they are cornered and go into self defense mode.

9 comments:

dot said...: I would not want to meet up with that one!; 1 September 2008 at 03:36
Anonymous said...: Warthogs are such funny looking things aren't they? I agree there is something loveable about them...or have I just seen too many Walt Disney productions lol. Fantastic photos max-e.; 1 September 2008 at 05:59
Max-e said...: Dot, you do not have to worry about meeting up with one of these. Like most wild animals they will run off as soon as you approach; 1 September 2008 at 06:48
Max-e said...: Lid, warthogs are very comical - they are one of my favourite animals because of that.
If tamed thay make the most delightful pets, but that should only happen if one is orphaned.; 1 September 2008 at 06:51
Firefly the Travel Guy said...: And they are very religous animals. They often can be seen standing on their knees when they eat. LOL.; 1 September 2008 at 14:15
Max-e said...: The real reason they go on their knees Firefly, is because they are so ugly that they have to beg the grass to allow them to eat it.; 1 September 2008 at 19:57
Michele said...: LOL... loved your response to firefly!!
These guys are not pretty.. only a face a mother would love but really neat to see them here... never knew much about them. Great photos.
Mountain Retreat; 2 September 2008 at 13:56
Merisi said...: The courage to be different ..... ;-); 2 September 2008 at 20:17
myonlyphoto said...: Ouch Max-e, but then we have those in our Toronto Zoo, lol. I saw one with babies last time I visited, they looked cute despite very obvious uglyness, lol. Anna :); 3 September 2008 at 05:40