World's smallest pigs 'thriving'

[minidog]

The world's smallest and rarest pigs are "thriving" following their release into the wild last year, conservationists report.

Camera-trap footage and surveys suggest that the captive-bred pygmy hogs have adapted well to their new home in the grasslands of Assam in India.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8036405.stm

 

[Baill Inneraora]

mmmm bacon

 

[BlueBalls]

mmmm bacon

Itsy-witsy bacon

 

[D-rock]

Itsy-witsy bacon

Shouldn't you stay away from small animals?

 

[BlueBalls]

Shouldn't you stay away from small animals?

That's for the courts to decide

 

[BioDefenseGrad]

The world's smallest and rarest pigs are "thriving" following their release into the wild last year, conservationists report.

Camera-trap footage and surveys suggest that the captive-bred pygmy hogs have adapted well to their new home in the grasslands of Assam in India.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8036405.stm

Interesting. I wonder if anyone has tried to turn them into pets? They don't have noticeable tusks, they might be a good candidate for domestication.:1orglaugh

 

[om3ga]

Hope they got hankies....

 

[Skyraider22]

Man I would not mind having him as a pet Asa always good stuff minidog

 

[gunslingingbird]

When I read the thread title I thought it was a story about my former roommates. :1orglaugh

 

[mrtrebus]

Cool, now I gots some bacon of comparative size to go with my lil' eggs I get from my pygmy chickens!