Chiang Mai Zoo welcomes eight newborn Pot-bellied pigs

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Chiang Mai Zoo welcomes eight newborn Pot-bellied pigs

  

CHIANG MAI, 12 September 2016 (NNT) - Chiang Mai Zoo has welcomed eight newborn pot-bellied pigs. There are now 18 pot-bellied pigs in the zoo. 

Chiang Mai Zoo Director Niphon Wichairat disclosed on Sunday that Chiang Mai zoo had adopted a pair of pot-bellied pigs and raised them in a natural way in accordance with His Majesty the King’s philosophy in the mini zoo zone at the front of Chiang Mai Zoo. 

On September 9, 2016, at 11.30 p.m., he was informed of the birth of eight healthy pot-bellied piglets which are being closely cared for by the authorities, said Chiang Mai Zoo Director.

 

-- nnt 2016-09-12

[Graemej100]

Scintillating news. Cutting edge stuff.

[natway09]

A photo may add a bit more Oink to this post

[phantomfiddler]

That,s no way to talk about our German friends !!

[canuckamuck]

Fascinating, maybe next week a litter of puppies. 

[Srikcir]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

raised them in a natural way

May explain why Thailand has such a high rate of pregnancies among teens.

[monkey4u]

So when is the BBQ ??? 

[Gillyflower]

WHAT are 'pot bellied pigs'?

[billd766]

46 minutes ago, Gillyflower said:

WHAT are 'pot bellied pigs'?

 

They are just a breed of pig normally from Vietnam. See here.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pot-bellied_pig

 

Considerably smaller than standard American or European farm pigs, they weigh 43 to 136 kg (100 to 300 lb).

Indigenous populations

Today, the Vietnamese and German governments have realized that the indigenous Vietnamese pig subspecies exist only in mountainous Vietnam and Thailand. The Vietnamese government has begun to subsidize local farmers who continue to raise the indigenous pot-bellied pigs because it realizes they are neither as prolific nor as large as other breeds.^[2]

[Redline]

Why are they in a zoo?  They are pigs.  Most people eat them every day.

[White Christmas13]

10 minutes ago, Redline said:

Why are they in a zoo?  They are pigs.  Most people eat them every day.

Pity you can't eat all the potbelly farangs

[Redline]

Just now, White Christmas13 said:

Pity you can't eat all the potbelly farangs

Can't even BBQ them

[White Christmas13]

1 minute ago, Redline said:

Can't even BBQ them

You can, but I haven't found a BBQ that big

[Redline]

On 9/12/2016 at 9:57 PM, White Christmas13 said:

You can, but I haven't found a BBQ that big

I don't have the space now, but in a few years.  I hope I'm not one by then

[opalred]

no big deal

i see them on the road everyday

most times have a hand under a book