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40d:Warthog
Warthogs are glorified pigs preferring hot biomes and are neither remarkable or interesting in any particular way. Dwarfs will interrupt work to run from them if they spot one. Warthogs will also tend to run from dwarfs so chaos tends to ensue if one or more somehow find their way inside a fortress. One on one, they are generally no match for a dabbling wrestler. They usually live in small herds of 3 to 7, though a hunter will have no trouble with a heard, armed or otherwise.
They can be trained and used as pets or as a food and leather source. Warthogs meat, bones, and leather have a value of 10☼, slightly more valuable than say dogs, mountain goat, or donkey value of 5☼, but produce significantly less than other more common creatures.
Other animals, such as elephants which you often find along with warthogs, are a better investment for the time and effort. Effectively, relegating warthogs to that of a nuisance because of their habit of interrupting work.