Post #14536

Warthog: The complete opposite of his image from The Lion King. Toasted, slender and brutal pepper Warthog is made of contradictions. He is strong, but vulnerable to many predators. Brave, but prefers to run in the face of the enemy. He is also very famous, but people rarely talk about him! Today we will correct this misunderstanding. You won’t have to chase this wild boar, because it is found almost throughout Africa. The prototype of Pumbaa weighing 70-100 kilos almost perfectly adapted to the brutal conditions of the dark continent. They only avoid tropical forests and deserts. And the pigs are very similar to their cartoon counterpart. In the cartoon, we were shown an almost spherical piggy, who clearly overdid it with sweets. Real wild pigs cannot boast of such forms - they are all fit and slender. Try to gain fat when half the meat-eaters on the continent are hunting for your ass! You always have to be in shape. The meager gifts of the savannah do not make the situation any easier. The boar has to rely on berries, nuts, root vegetables and carrion as a festive dish. The feeding process of these piglets is special: their neck is too short and does not allow them to bend over, so the animals naturally kneel down to have a snack (photo 2). And yet, the animals were not left completely without a fat layer. Fat is an emergency source of water for every inhabitant of arid regions, and our heroes also have it. Only the kids didn’t grow a belly, they hid all their reserves in... warts! Yes, the growths on the face do not look pretty, but in an emergency they will save their owner from death (photo 3). Fat reserves are not the only adaptation for life in savannahs. Fangs 60 centimeters long are the main defensive weapon against predatory cats and hyenas. If necessary, the brave pig is ready to attack even an enemy several times larger than itself. But for the pigs, the best fight is the one that didn’t happen. When meeting a meat-eater, the animals turn on the afterburners and accelerate to 50 km/h. In order not to cross paths with other animals once again, warthogs are ready to literally bury themselves in the ground. They learned to dig bunker holes with their hooves. Although, especially lazy (or arrogant?) pigs are capable of occupying someone else’s hut. The warthog is always happy about only one creature - the striped mongoose. The real Timon doesn't look anything like the cult cartoon hero, he's not even a meerkat! Friendship is beneficial for both animals - Timons save Pumbas from parasites, and Pumbas protect Timons from small predators (photo 4). Even their fellow African grunts are treated coldly. Boars prefer splendid loneliness, while wild boars prefer a small company of a dozen friends. Warthogs do not have a specific breeding season; the mating season is tied to the hormonal background of a particular lady. Usually, several admirers gather around a fertile female. To decide which of them is worthy of the l