What is a family group of warthogs called?

A family group of warthogs is called a sounder. Sounders usually consist of females, called sows, and their young, while adult males often live alone or in loose bachelor groups outside the family unit.

Common warthogs are social African wild pigs found across much of sub-Saharan Africa. A sow typically raises her piglets in a burrow, often one excavated by an aardvark or adapted from an existing shelter. The young remain closely associated with their mother and learn where to feed and how to avoid predators.

Warthogs are primarily grazers, using their broad snouts to crop grasses and dig for roots, bulbs, and tubers. Despite their rugged appearance, they can run quickly and often retreat into burrows backward, keeping their tusks facing an approaching predator.

“Sounder” is sometimes loosely used for groups of pigs in general, but it is the standard collective noun used in wildlife descriptions of warthog family groups. Adult males may join females temporarily, especially during mating, but they are not usually permanent members of the family sounder.