Swimming Pigs in the Bahamas Made Big News

July 16 the first article ran about the swimming Bahamas pigs, and since, they have made blogs and news reports worldwide! The family of brown and pink boars and piglets live freely on the sandy white beaches and even swim in the surf on Big Major Spot Island in Exuma Bahamas. They are such a familiar sight at the spot that locals have named the area "Pig Beach." And they were snapped by underwater photographer Eric Cheng who stumbled across the unusual residents during a diving expedition. As reported by Telegraph.co.uk, "I'm not sure how these domestic pigs (gone feral) came to live on this particular beach in the Bahamas, but they are well-known to locals, who have been feeding them for years," says Mr Cheng. "'Because locals bring food, the pigs will run into the water and actually swim out to the oncoming boats, as if to greet them individually. "'It is strange enough to see pigs laying around on tropical beaches of white sand, but to see them then charge into the water to greet oncoming boats is just bizarre.'"