A warthog discovered no refuge in its burrow from three attacking lions however put up a courageous struggle. (Video of the encounter, beneath, is perhaps disturbing to some viewers.)
The large cats trapped the hog in its personal gap, clamping onto its head because the predators performed a lethal recreation of “tug of war” with their prey, Latest Sightings noted within the video it shared over the weekend.
The warthog remained principally unseen within the video till it surged upward because the lions yanked, in maybe a last-ditch try and spring free. It wasn’t profitable.
“Unfortunately for the warthog, the lions were able to pull it out,” Juan Pinto, the videographer who captured the scene in South Africa, advised the wildlife web site. “And within a matter of seconds, three lions collectively suffocated and killed the warthog. The squeals and cries came to a sudden halt, and the bush returned to its original calmness in no time.”
Warthogs carry a popularity for fearlessness however “despite their bravado they do fall prey to predators often,” in line with a safari website.
One viewer on YouTube known as the warthog’s fierce resistance “commendable.” Another wrote that it deserved a “posthumous award for standing up” to the lions.
“The warthog fought to the very end,” one other commenter added.
