Pumbaa trends on Twitter after man\u2019s interaction with warthog goes horribly wrong Pexels.com: Magda Ehlers \/ Disney\u201cHakuna Matata\u201d is a phrase being tossed around all over Twitter right now after one man\u2019s unfortunate interaction with a warthog went viral on social media. Animals and the internet go hand in hand. From ye olde days of \u2018icanhazcheeseburger\u2019 to the more recent \u2018Owa Owa dog\u2019 on TikTok, it\u2019s clear that netizens are enamored with funny animals and all the hilarious situations they get themselves into. One man\u2019s interaction with a warthog is similarly taking the net by storm, although it\u2019s a bit more of a hair-raising affair than a dog making funny noises on TikTok. On October 12, the name of The Lion King\u2019s \u2018Pumbaa\u2019 took off on Twitter, and it\u2019s all thanks to one overly-friendly guy who saw a wild warthog walking up into his place of residence. While it\u2019s clear that wild animals are to be treated with respect and caution, the man filming the interaction appeared to think that warthogs are as friendly as the average golden retriever. \u201cHello, boy!\u201d he said to the approaching hog. \u201cI wonder if we can pet him? Hi boy!\u201d Unfortunately for this guy, though, his run-in with the warthog wasn\u2019t a \u201cno worries\u201d ordeal. Almost as soon as the boar came within petting distance, it let out a loud grunt and charged toward him, prompting the man to retreat to higher ground and get out of the way of the charging hog. \u201cHelp me!\u201d The man cried. \u201cHelp!\u201d https:\/\/twitter.com\/sunshinechi1\/status\/1447595536635289606 The near-instant regret the fellow was likely feeling has prompted the internet to poke fun at him all over social media. Loads of commenters have been chiming in with various jokes about the video, most of which reference The Lion King and even Studio Ghibli\u2019s Princess Mononoke. Too much \u2018Lion King\u2019 on the brain!! That ain\u2019t Pumba!!!\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02 \u2014 PammyDee\ud83d\udc96\ud83d\udc9a Archie & Lili Diana\u2019s Auntie (@PammyDee) October 12, 2021 It\u2019s unclear exactly who is behind the viral video, but what is clear is that wild animals shouldn\u2019t be treated like pets, as evidenced by this man\u2019s hard life lesson on the attitude of warthogs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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