Watch A Camouflaged Warthog Cheat Death And Escape A Huge Leopard

The wilderness is filled with predators and prey of various varieties. While many animals have adapted skills to hunt, others have learned how to blend into their environment. For their own safety, warthogs know a thing or two about camouflage.

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A video on Tik Tok shows a warthog that seamlessly blends into the tall, light brown grass surrounding it. At a moment’s notice, a leopard leaps from behind him in hopes of catching himself some fresh lunch. 

Because they have no sweat glands, warthogs frequently spend the day cooling themselves in mud puddles while also shielding their skin from the sun and pesky bugs. Also, as their bodies take on the hue of the dirt, they become disguised. Lions, leopards, jackals, and hunting dogs all prey on warthogs. Big eagles and hyenas also target young warthogs.

The warthog darts off as the leopard jumps forward. Warthogs have a top speed of 30 miles per hour. They can escape predators thanks to their quickness. They drive straight to their dens, entering backward with their tusks protruding for extra protection. 

Seldom will a warthog choose to confront an assailant rather than flee to its den, in which case it will strike with its tusks and attack with its razor-sharp teeth. Because of the location of the leopard in this instance, the warthog can’t retreat back to its den. 

In fact, it appears the leopard goes back and tries to go into the den to look for the young. Dens that have already been built by aardvarks are homes for warthogs. But they don’t fight over the holes. In general, warthogs are docile and seek out empty dens to build their home.

Hunting Warthogs

Leopards hunting warthogs is nothing new. These large cats are one of the tusked animals’ main predators. When they do go hunting, they do it discretely. Leopards are expertly disguised hunters who creep up on their prey from a distance of a few feet before leaping and exerting a fatal grasp with their tremendous jaw muscles. Additionally, leopards are sly in other ways. 

Although being the most geographically distributed of the big cats, they are isolated, elusive, and difficult to locate and capture. The majority of the day is spent in hiding by leopards in caves or treetops in the wilderness. They typically hunt at night, just like lions.  

But, unlike lions, they lack the size or population necessary to spend sweltering days lounging in the open. To avoid attracting unwanted attention to their existence, they stalk, kill, and consume fast and discreetly. For the best possible camouflage, their markings and rosettes can be either square or circular. 

Leopards have developed darker or lighter patterns in various areas across the globe to effectively utilize their environment. It’s safe to say the leopard in this video was extremely hungry. Thanks to the quick reaction of the warthog, the leopard was left to fend even longer. 

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