World's smallest pig returns to the wild

15 Jun 2021

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World’s smallest pig returns to the wild

World’s smallest pig returns to the wildDid you know that the world's smallest pig is 10 inches tall? That is shorter than the long ruler you use in school.

Called the pygmy hog, this tiny animal is very shy. the pig lives only on the grasslands near the Himalayan regions of India, Nepal, and Bhutan. However, due to the cutting down of forests, it started becoming less. So, scientists thought it had gone extinct (disappeared forever).

However, in 1971, about 100 years after it was last seen, people saw the pig again. Then, starting from 1990, scientists and wildlife lovers worked to save the animal.

Today, the pigs have managed to increase their numbers. About 400 of them live in the wild in Assam today and are doing well.

There are about 17 types of wild pigs in the world today. But the pygmy hog is the only member of its own family. So, we must do our best to save it.

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