African Hogs - Disney Animals

As you undertake the wildlife excursion of a lifetime on the Kilimanjaro Safaris attraction at Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park, you may spot a family of warthogs burrowing amongst the rocky outcrops and tall grasses.

Be on the lookout for other relatives of hogs, like the babirusa in The Oasis Exhibits and KuneKune pigs at Affection Section.

If your travels bring you to the tranquil savannas at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge, keep an eye out for the warthogs’ brightly colored cousins, the red river hogs!

Disney animal care experts create an engaging habitat for our hogs that reinforces their natural behaviors, social structures and favorite pastimes.

Here’s an inside look at the life of an African hog at Walt Disney World Resort:

• Pigging Out: In addition to their daily meals, our hogs are provided with stimulating puzzle-feeders and special snacks hidden throughout the exhibit to promote curiosity. This kind of enrichment encourages our hogs to investigate new sights, root out the source of new smells and interact with their environment.
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• Wallow Away: To cool off, red river hogs love to settle in for a mud bath. Coating themselves in a layer of mud also protects their skin from the harsh sun and biting flies in the wild. Mud wallow sites are placed in their exhibits so Guests can get a good view.
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• Animal Training: We often need to shift the hogs from one part of the savanna to another so animal care experts can maintain the grounds after the hogs have had a busy day of digging, rooting and foraging. Using positive reinforcement, the hogs are trained to respond to audio cues that indicate when it is time to relocate to another section of the savanna!