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To bear children in the year
of the pig is considered very fortunate.
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EuroTier 2008
Mud-Shy pig given wellies | 11 JUN 2008
A pig in North Yorkshire, England, has been diagnosed
with mysophobia, a fear of dirt, and her owners have gone to extreme measures to
combat the phobia.
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Solomon Islands Pig escapes Barbeque | 09 JUN 2008
A group of bank employees from the Solomon Islands had a strange surprise
during their recent annual barbecue.
Valentine the pig steals the show | 15 FEB 2008
At ByFord's Farm near Newent, southwestern England, an
11-day-old piglet recently grabbed the centre of attention.
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Wild pigs run into sitting room | 21 JAN 2008
Wild pigs on the run from hunters entered a German
house.
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Fluorescent piglets born in China | 09 JAN 2008
A pig genetically modified in China to make it glow
has given birth to fluorescent piglets, proving such changes can be inherited,
according to State Media.
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Grumpy the pig is a busy mum | 03 JAN 2008
Britian’s busiest mum – Grumpy the pig – has given
birth to more than 50 piglets in the last 12 months.
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Chinese pig bites butcher | 17 DEC 2007
A brave sow which bit a butcher in order to save
a boar from being slain has been placed at the top of a selection of the most
moving animals of 2007 in China, organised by an Internet user on a well-known
domestic online community.
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Lucky babe on the beach | 28 NOV 2007
An eight year old tame wild boar called ‘Babe’ is
leading a luxury life on a private island in the Bahamas.
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Chinese pig shines at local sporting event | 19 NOV 2007
Xiao Shaohang, owner of a 1,040kg white sow, hogged
the spotlight at an event in Ningxiang County in China’s Hunan Province, by
announcing that he planned to donate the five-year old to next summer’s Olympic
Games in Beijing.
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Collector happy as a pig in a pen | 07 NOV 2007
Joellen Bieber, the proud owner of a collection of
approximately 100 pig-themed ornaments is happy as ever to see them return from
the Webster Museum in New York where they were on display for over two
months.
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