Funny Warthog Thinks He’s Part of the Pack and the Dogs Aren’t Having It
Sometimes animals form unlikely friendships, and other times animals that live together just annoy each other. Ruben Lambrechts is a farmer and tour guide who rescues and cares for orphaned animals in Namibia, Africa. He shared a video on Monday, February 4th of a rescued warthog who thinks he's part of the dog pack, and the dogs' reactions are too funny!
The warthog, whose name is Kallie, feels right at home with all the dogs, and even helped himself to their kibble. Make sure your sound is on so you can hear the dogs' protests and Kallie's cute little snorts as he enjoys stealing their meal!
The dogs were literally sighing! The dog sitting up looked so sad and like he wasn't sure what to do about Kallie. I wonder if they're afraid of him...it's not every day that you see a warthog running around! Ruben's commenters got a kick out of the dogs' reactions too. One commenter pointed out, "There are visitors like that, they become so comfortable like they own the place" and another added, "The dog is like “what kind of dog is eating my food right now?” LOL!"
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Warthog Facts (What's a Warthog?)
I've seen warthogs before but had no idea what a warthog actually was. Warthogs are African wild pigs that have bristly gray skin, large heads, curved tusks (they're actually enlarged canine teeth), and warty lumps on the face, and that explains how they got their name, I guess. Adults weigh 120 - 250 pounds, and they live up to 15 years. They don't eat meat, and their diet consists of grasses, fruits, berries, roots, insects, bark, and eggs.
According to Safari Bookings, warthogs have many predators, and they're mean ones! The king of the jungle (lions), leopards, cheetahs, hyenas, crocodiles, and even large eagles will prey on them. The fights are fierce, and the warthogs defend themselves and can cause serious injuries with their tusks. They also can run very fast to get away...up to 30 miles per hour! They build burrows to use as shelter and will run to the burrow if a predator is nearby, and always back into their burrows to defend themselves.
Warthogs like to stay bug-free and will allow mongoose and monkeys to groom them in order to remove ticks from their bodies. Another cool thing about warthogs is that mamas often foster nurse piglets if they lose their own litter - this is referred to as "cooperative breeding". They're also considering 'generally peaceful', although during mating season males may attack each other.
Ruben shared in another video that there's an old baboon they call Grandma that lives with him and she loves taking care of the baby warthogs. I love how all of those different animals are all living together peacefully...even though the dogs aren't fans of having their meals stolen!
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