Namibia

Taming a Warthog

Written By: jeff

Posted On: June 23rd, 2010

[pro-player width=’600′ height=’400′ type=’video’]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwjdgjwpyTg[/pro-player]

While touring around southern Africa, we made a quick stop at a game farm in Namibia owned by some family friends. They had a warthog named Canon that they had raised since he was a baby.  I don’t remember the story, but he was orphaned and raised by the farmers since he was a baby.  He was quite tame and very playful.  I had a thought to get him with me in some promotional shots.  But, Canon had a mind of his own.  So, all I got were outtakes including him chewing on my shoe. Now I understand why they say animals are hard to work with.  Here’s a small bit of me playing with him and trying to get him just to chill and hang out so I could film my piece.

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3 Responses to “Taming a Warthog”

  1. eileen says:

    Nav’d over from your chewing on my shoe post, and yes, that video made me laugh, particularly the end. I can’t say I’d ever really thought about what the rest of the warthog looked like, just the face. No Jeffs were harmed in the filming of this clip, I hope?

  2. jeff says:

    Haha. No, no Jeff’s were harmed luckily! :)

  3. Azeo says:

    Beautiful pig

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