WARTHOG Miss Piggy and Mongo the mongoose have become best friends — just like The Lion King’s Pumbaa and Timon. Mongo mimics meerkat Timon by riding on his pal’s back at a conservation centre in Botswana. The film features Pumbaa and Timon singing Hakuna Matata, a Swahili phrase which aptly means “no worries”. Miss Piggy […]
WARTHOG Miss Piggy and Mongo the mongoose have become best friends — just like The Lion King’s Pumbaa and Timon.
Mongo mimics meerkat Timon by riding on his pal’s back at a conservation centre in Botswana.
The film features Pumbaa and Timon singing Hakuna Matata, a Swahili phrase which aptly means “no worries”.
Miss Piggy was rescued after being hit by a car.
Mongo is an orphan.
They have now both found happiness together at CARACAL, the Centre for Conservation of African Resources: Animals, Communities and Land use.
CARACAL volunteer Kaitlin Joos Vandewalle, 23, has known the pair since they first arrived at the centre.
She said: “It absolutely feels like we have a special pair here.
“Very similar to the nostalgic images that come to mind when thinking of Timon and Pumbaa.
“It is almost guaranteed that if you go down to them you will encounter some form of playful interaction occurring.”
