Hakuna Matata! Our printable warthog mask celebrates one of Africa's most entertaining and underrated animals - the famously ugly, surprisingly tough and genuinely fascinating warthog! With those extraordinary facial warts, curved tusks and the tail that sticks straight up when running, the warthog has more personality per square centimetre than almost any other African animal. Perfect for African animals school plays, The Lion King themed activities, World Book Day, birthday parties, and carefree imaginative play.

Thanks to Pumbaa, the warthog needs no introduction to most children - and the real animal is every bit as entertaining as the fictional version, with a lifestyle that's genuinely fascinating for any African habitats topic. Every mask comes with a full colour version AND a black and white line art version for colouring in.

5 Interesting Facts About Warthogs!

Warthogs kneel to eat - their necks are too short and their legs too long to graze standing up comfortably, so they kneel on specially padded knees and shuffle along the ground to reach food.
Those 'warts' aren't actually warts - they're thickened pads of skin and fat that protect the face during combat between males, acting as built-in padding for headbutting competitions.
Warthogs back into their burrows rather than going in head-first - this way their tusks face outward ready to defend against any predator waiting at the entrance when they reverse out.
Their tails go straight up when they run - the tufted tail sticks up like an aerial, allowing family members to follow each other through long grass. Young warthogs follow their mother's tail through the savannah like a convoy.
Warthogs are one of the few large African mammals to have actually increased in numbers in recent decades - their adaptability and relatively low hunting pressure has allowed them to thrive even as other species decline.

Printable Warthog Mask

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