• Wild African warthogs live up to 15 years. In captivity, some individuals reach 18 years.
• Piglets are born and can run within a few days.

The African warthog’s typical lifespan ranges from 22 years and 6 months to 37 years and 6 months, with a maximum recorded lifespan of 30 years, although the theoretical lifespan is between 10 years and 6 months and 20 years and 11 months. The species reaches sexual maturity at an age ranging from 1 year and 2 months to 2 years; newborn young have their eyes open and begin walking immediately. The embryo develops inside the mother for approximately 170 days without independent feeding, and the subsequent infant stage lasts from 1 day to 4 months, during which the young lives in a burrow, drinks its mother’s milk, and has stripes on its body. Following this, the animal enters the adult stage, lasting from 2 years to 15 years and 1 month, during which it can reproduce, actively searches for food, and runs quickly when threatened.