- Two male warthog piglets were born at Utah’s Hogle Zoo on June 14.
- Named Chad and Wharton, they are the first warthogs born at the zoo.
- They will join the Species Survival Plan to aid in conservation efforts.
SALT LAKE CITY — The birth of two male common warthog piglets is the first-ever such arrival at Utah’s Hogle Zoo. Named Chad and Wharton, the brothers have been behind the scenes and getting to know their mom, Tikiti, since their arrival on June 14.
Because the mother had never given birth, and because of her rocky beginning, Hogle Zoo staff said it wasn’t a guarantee that Tikiti would accept the little ones or know what to do with them.
But as it turns out, she did.
“I’m happy to announce that Tikiti has been a wonderful, attentive, and loving mother to her two babies,” said Lauren LeCoque, the zoo’s African Savanna supervisor, in a news release. “Sometimes natural instincts kick in with first-time moms, and she made it look easy.”…