[Squeals and snorts of delight]

by Meg on May 15, 2008

Rumember back in the 60’s when we all thought the Pygmy hogs were extinct? Well good news. A few years later, some peegs turned up at a market, and were rescued and re-habbed.Now, a bonche of them are being released back into the wild.

They’re all snortin’ around ‘n stuff. More on the story here from Times UK.

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Watch out for pythons, little Dewds! You too, Apsi W.

{ 44 comments }

1 Marilyn 05.15.08 at 11:11 pm

Awww – what a cute lil guy!

2 DKN 05.15.08 at 11:17 pm

omigod…I didn’t even “squeee!!” just now – I just made a whole new (for me) noise that was completely involuntary: “Meeeeeeeeeep”

That piggy is POTENT.

3 Lori 05.15.08 at 11:18 pm

OMG gimme himmers!

BTW, is that little cutie peeing? LOLsies if it is!

4 Annie J 05.15.08 at 11:22 pm

Aww, it’s so itty bitty! *steals and cuddles*

5 Kitty Cait 05.15.08 at 11:22 pm

Okay, I must know. It that a picture of a full-grown adult pygmy hog? Or is it a bebe? If that’s as big as it ever gets, I must have 12, right now! Where do I order?

6 Jupiter Star 05.15.08 at 11:24 pm

OHMIGOSHPYGMIES!!! YAY!

7 berthaservant 05.15.08 at 11:33 pm

Yay for rescued species!!! Humans aren’t completely horrible!!!

And PIGGIES ARE AWESOME!

snort snort

8 Fegli 05.16.08 at 12:07 am

Is that one taking a wee? lol the look of satisfaction on his face! <3

9 nads 05.16.08 at 12:47 am

Love her stripes and blink-blink eyes!

10 Clare2 05.16.08 at 1:07 am

LOL Fegli, I think you’re right!

11 chanpon 05.16.08 at 1:50 am

Look at the mini-hocks on that little pork chop!! He looks absolutely delish.

12 Theresa 05.16.08 at 2:06 am

Look at the little spotty stripes along the wee(ing) one’s flank!

13 Daphne Moss 05.16.08 at 2:21 am

He’s beautiful! I love the fact that he’s taking a bit of a wee…and what about those eye caplets and tiniest of hooflets.
I dont’ eat his kind, so we can be friends!

14 Wombats 05.16.08 at 2:43 am

SO HAPPIED to learn that there are still leetle peegs running around being all cute ‘n stuff! OMG! Look at the toe-sies! ***SQUEEEEE***

15 Jenn 05.16.08 at 3:41 am

Wans to nommmmms on hees leetle nosticles (after hees washes hees hans afters the wees…) Teh noses!!!!

16 Subhangi 05.16.08 at 5:17 am

Wookit the pwecioush widdle behbeh pigglingk! Annngh.

17 Jozi 05.16.08 at 5:34 am

lol.

me thinks he pees.

:)

18 Rowan 05.16.08 at 5:52 am

If it’s a girl, I’ll name it Ruthie… after a Ms. Draper from the movie Dan in Real Life… anyone else wanna sing the song with me?…
This little ham slice can sit nicely in my lap all evening… so long as I don’t have a wet lap afterwards. =)

19 tuckeverlasting 05.16.08 at 6:09 am

so tiny, first thought it was a rat!

20 Hon Glad 05.16.08 at 6:18 am

And this little pig went wee wee wee all the way home.

21 Mega 05.16.08 at 7:16 am

Mrs. Tiggywinkle’s cousin, Mrs. Piggytinkle.

22 Hon Glad 05.16.08 at 7:40 am

Mega: Piggytinkle LOL excellente.

23 bookmonstercats 05.16.08 at 9:26 am

LOLed at all the “toilet humour” the Peeps.

24 Khadija 05.16.08 at 9:58 am

so actually/obviously they weren’t extinct.

25 halla_w 05.16.08 at 11:34 am

Awww!!! I love these little piglets. I even have a realistic soft toy piglet at home.

26 vssrgrl 05.16.08 at 12:40 pm

If you do assume it is peeing, check out the hind legs and you’ll notice just a bit of the elusive but much-discussed “wide stance”… It really does exist (the wide stance that is, and actually, the pygmy too)!

27 ThreeCatNight 05.16.08 at 1:16 pm

Pig O’Little just taking his morning constitutional through the forest. Doesn’t everyone?

28 Joe Crow 05.16.08 at 1:51 pm

That is just the cutest lil’ thing I ever did see.

29 harlemgrrl 05.16.08 at 1:56 pm

:: plink plink ::

i must kiss those eyes

30 gooeyctr 05.16.08 at 2:06 pm

Hmm — how can I make a few for myself? Hey, maybe if I put some chipmunks and guinea pigs in a disco with Barry White rumbling through the speakers …

31 Metz 05.16.08 at 2:30 pm

(rubs bruised hand)
Um, anyone else bump their monitor tryin’ to pet teh piggie?
No? Ok, (hides hand) me neither.

32 indigoreiki 05.16.08 at 3:19 pm

OMG! Pygmy Proshness. I just love this little guy.

33 LisaL 05.16.08 at 6:41 pm

Is that piggy peeing?
Well.. I’d say so since there’s a nice wet puddle under it, he’s kinda squatting and has that satisfied “aaaahhhh” look lol.
It’s adorable though. I just want to nomnomnom on the ears!

34 Anonymous 05.16.08 at 7:06 pm

Aw, it looks like a little watermelon! I want to nibble it all over (I would never admit that to anyone but you guys).

35 AddieM 05.16.08 at 7:09 pm

Me theenks he is peeing :)
“Aaaaahhhhhhhh, that’s better”

36 jmuhj 05.16.08 at 7:53 pm

…sew qte ai almoast furgawt itz a swine.

37 Heide 05.16.08 at 8:23 pm

What a cute overbite!

38 Audrey 05.17.08 at 12:40 am

Why, when he was a young warthog…
When I was a young wart hoooog!

He found his aroma lacked a certain appeal
He could clear the savannah after every meal

I’m a sensitive soul, though I seem thick-skinned
And it hurt that my friends never stood downwind
And oh, the shame
(He was ashamed!)
Thoughta changin’ my name
(Oh, what’s in a name?)
And I got downhearted
(How did you feel?)
Ev’rytime that I…

39 Gail 05.17.08 at 12:56 am

@vssrgrl: “Wide stance” LOL!!!

40 Raemie L. 05.17.08 at 3:18 am

Ahahaha, poifect timing Audrey.

Is that a teeny stubby tail on the peegmy?

41 Raemie L. 05.17.08 at 3:20 am

Eh, maybe “poifect lyrics” makes more sense than “poifect timing”.

42 totaleffect 05.17.08 at 9:11 am

mmmm…

pygmy pork chops…

43 A 05.17.08 at 10:08 pm

EEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

Teeny weeny…..body and legs and snout and tail and……..piggy wiggy-la!!!

44 Totalee Puppy 05.18.08 at 3:51 am

Hon Glad “…all the way home…” LOL! You guys are
so much fun…(piano plays)
“It’s nine
o’clock on a Friday–The Regular Crowd Shuffles in…”

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