It could be straight out of Disney's classic The Lion King - but this adorable couple are the real-life Timon and Pumbaa.

The cute meerkat and micro pig - named Timon and Pumbaa after the cartoon characters - have struck up the most unlikely of friendships.

Having been born within weeks of each other in Worcestershire, the black micro pig and fuzzy haired meerkat became best pals after seeing each other through a chicken wire fence dividing their pens.

After a hesitant first meeting the hairy hombres hit it off and couldn't be separated.

And workers at Tropical Inc, an education animal display company based in Dunhampton, Worcestershire, immediately noticed a more than striking resemblance to the famous characters

Kelly Shambly, 24, an animal career at Tropical Inc, said: 'They are just like their namesakes - they have a real care free philosophy.

'It is an extremely odd friendship, but it is great to see two animals paired together who would never get the chance to ever meet in the wild.'


　　一個是毛茸茸的貓鼬，一個是憨態(tài)可掬的非洲疣豬，它們是來自英國烏斯特郡某動物保護中心的一對好伙伴，也是迪斯尼動畫《獅子王》中丁滿和彭彭兩個大活寶的現(xiàn)實版。

　　這兩個小家伙兒在初次見面后就打得火熱，沒人能把它們分開。動物保護中心的工作人員說，看著它們親密無間的樣子，人們很快想到了《獅子王》，并用丁滿和彭彭給它們?nèi)∶??！扒珊系氖牵M是個開朗而有些自私的小東西，彭彭更低調(diào)一些，”一名工作人員表示。
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