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The Beauty of Ugly
Video: Warthog Head Gear

The warthog’s ugly snout serves a variety of purposes. It’s rock hard, like a protective helmet, with horns that are useful in a fight. It’s also shaped like a shovel to help the warthog dig for food. Even the warthog’s famous “warts” (not really warts at all) have a function. 

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connor -- August 4th, 2008 at 4:09 pm

my mom had warth hogs in her front yard digging out her flowers i vote for it

Ronald Townson -- October 20th, 2008 at 2:24 am

I think vthe uglyrst thing I have ever seen would be the potato bug or jeruselium Beatle

Jack Elder -- May 26th, 2009 at 7:06 pm

Nature has no more noble or majestic sight than a boar warthog standing silouhetted with the sun shining thru its red mane, its chest thrust out and and chin proudly raised!

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