Timon is a wise - cracking and self - absorbed meerkat who is known for claiming Pumbaa 's ideas as his own, while Pumbaa has flatulence issues. However, Pumbaa is also a fierce warrior, charging into battle like a battering ram, and taking great offense if anyone who 's not his friend calls him a pig, at which point he exclaims "They call me Mister pig! '' -- a reference to Sidney Poitier 's line "They call me Mister Tibbs! '' from the 1967 film In the Heat of the Night. Unlike real meerkats, Timon can walk on his hind legs, while in real life, meerkats walk on all four legs and can only stand on their hind ones.
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