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A wild BABY BOAR appeared!

BABY BOAR used Intimidation!
It's not very effective...

BABY BOAR used Cuteness!
It's super effective!

"C'mon, a little kiss can't hurt!"

Spring is right around the corner, and nobody is more ready for it than this little piggy. The pretty farm girl from Daily Squee has been thinking of hot, sunny days all winter long. She just can't wait until it's warm enough to wallow in a nice, cool mud puddle. Until then, the sleepy sweetie will rely on a well-placed accessory and her sweet dreams to get her through.

We've said it before and we'll say it again: we love piglets! This little piggie from Daily Squee looks so wee, wee, wee that he may have been the runt of the litter. Who's feeding him? Perhaps the kindly farmer's daughter, who saved the runty porker from the cold, unforgiving hand of her father. Maybe down the road, as the pig matures, he'll go on to be featured in the Maine state fair with the help of a talented spider.

OK, we'll admit it: we love piglets but we don't know much about them outside of what we learned from children's literature. But we're sure of one thing; this is some pig!

Little Kim Gordon, a 6-week-old piglet named after the bass player for legendary band Sonic Youth, didn't start life as a rock star. In fact, she had a pretty rocky start, falling out of a transport truck in South Dakota and wandering aimlessly for hours, suffering road rash from her fall and sunburn from the exposure to the elements. But this little pig's luck turned around when a couple made a wrong turn and discovered the injured animal.

Lanore Hahn -- who was traveling with her boyfriend on his rock band tour -- saw the scared piglet and captured her, intending to return her to her rightful owners. However, after asking around and examining her injuries, Hahn learned that the little porker had mostly likely fallen off a transport truck and, if she were turned into the authorities, they'd probably shoot her. While the pig fell into a 10-hour slumber, Hahn decided to take her home to Wisconsin, where she tended to the piglet's injuries and began to nurse the sweet swine back to health.

Late Thursday night, Kim Gordon was delivered to Farm Sanctuary in Watkins Glen, N.Y. According to Farm Sanctuary, the piglet has already lived up to her rock star name, sleeping in late on her first full day at her new home.

To support Kim Gordon or any other of the animals living at Farm Sanctuary, check out how you can get involved.

Emma Sue takes in a fun summer afternoon, frolicking among the mud and grass with Chester, Joy, and Tibit at the Pigs Peace Sanctuary in Stanwood, Wash. Founded in 1994, the non-profit organization has welcomed pigs, ponies, horses, llamas, dogs, cats, chickens, sheep and turkey. Primarily built to provide "medical care, a healthy diet, socialization and a permanent home with loving kindness" to the animals, its founder, Judy, clearly has as much fun as her barnyard animals when it comes to downtime, equipped with a camcorder to capture all the sweet oink-a-licious action. We just adore the little pink piglet.

This photo from the Daily Squee is adorable, but the little piglet looks annoyed. Clearly he's thinking that dressing up an adorable baby animal is a waste of time and costuming resources.

"Can't you see that I don't need accessories to be cute, people? Don't you realize that pigs love mud? All I wanna do is cover every inch of my fuzzy little pig body with oozing, gooey, wonderful mud. But no! Some neat freak armed with two pairs of inexplicably tiny wellies is conspiring against me. Curse this footwear!"


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It's a victory for swine lovers everywhere.

Last fall we told you about Strawberri, a 300-pound Yorkshire pig who lived with a family in Southwest Ranches, Fla. After town officials told the Falk family that petite potbellied pigs were the only kind of porkers allowed in town, the family announced they'd move before they abandoned their beloved pet.

Seven months later, locals no longer have to worry about a 300-pound pig. Strawberri is now full-grown and 600 pounds! But she hasn't gone anywhere, and neither have the Falks. Last week, the Southwest Ranches town council voted unanimously to change the swine ordinance, making all pigs welcome in the Florida town, Miami's WTVJ reports.

As a piglet, Strawberri slept in bed with the Falks' daughter, Kai. Now that she's outgrown her bed, she stays out back in the barn, where she roams with the family's horses, goats and chickens.

"It was a relief. I'm excited it's over," owner Harmonee Falk told WTVJ. "It's something that should've happened a long time ago."

Looks like Strawberri can breathe a big squeal of relief.

"I like pig butts and I cannot lie..."

Go ahead, walk away. It's your loss. There are plenty of ladies who would love to go out with me.

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Despite the woolly coat, this curly cutie bears no relation to sheep. In fact, it's a rare breed of pig called mangalitza, and when three of these little piggies showed up at the Tropical Wings Zoo in Essex, they caused quite the commotion among visitors who couldn't decide quite what they were, reports Sky News.

The mangalitzas weren't just brought in to look cute (although they're doing a darn good job of it anyway). They were procured to be educational, and to help ensure the breed's survival. Zoo education coordinator Denise Cox told Sky News, "We've got them here as part of a breeding program to make sure this fascinating breed does not become extinct."

Success seems likely. One of the three little pigs, Porche, might be expecting. She's showing early signs of pregnancy, and the zoo is hopeful, but it's too early to confirm. We're crossing all our fingers and toes that it's true. As cute as the full grown Mangalitzas are, can you even imagine the level of lovable just one of those pint-sized piglets would possess?

Pig Pig is, you guessed it, a pig (well, a piglet) in LaCenter, Wash. who defied death thanks to her farmer owner's quick thinking. The newborn's life had gotten off to a rough start when Pig Pig's mother, deathly ill from complications from labor, accidentally rolled over onto the piglet, crushing her "flat as a pancake." Fortunately owner Jeff Olsen was nearby and stepped in with heroic mouth-to-snout CPR, breathing new life into the pretty pink porker.

And that was just the beginning of Pig Pig's adventures. When her mother died shortly afterwards, Jeff's wife Heidi placed the newborn piglet with a new litter of Red Heeler puppies, hoping that the doggie mother would take to the piglet. "The mama dog looked at me like, "are you crazy?" But nature took over, her mothering instinct took over and she brought her in as one of her own," says Heidi.

Now the only problem with healthy and happy Pig Pig is that she thinks she's a dog -- and refuses to have anything to do with the other pigs on the farm.

That's a freakishly large tongue! A tasty snack of pig's heart (yum!) nearly killed Penny, an 18-year-old dog from Scotland, when a membrane from the pig's aorta became wrapped around the base of her tongue, the (U.K.) Metro reported.

The aorta cut off blood supply to the tongue, leading it to swell to four times its normal size. The elderly dog could easily have suffocated or died from a blood infection as parts of the tongue died from lack of blood. Fortunately her owner, Linda Donnelly, rushed Penny to a Glasgow vet hospital as soon as she saw the ghoulish tongue dangling from the dog's mouth.

Penny had eaten the pig heart hours before the incident, Donnelly told the Metro, so at first she had no idea what the problem was. But once the dog was put under anesthesia, the vets spotted the fibrous aorta membrane wound around the base of her tongue and were able to cut it free, the Metro reported.

"When [the vet] told us what had happened I felt awful. She has them as a treat now and again but I never for one moment thought anything like this could have happened," Donnelly told the Metro. "Pigs hearts are now completely off the menu."

The Florida family who was ready to move rather than give up their 300-pound pet pig may not have to pack up and leave after all.

After Rob Falk's family and their Yorkshire pig, Strawberri, made national headlines, their local town council in Southwest Ranches, Fla. decided it will consider changing its law banning all swine except for pot-bellied pigs, reports the Chicago Tribune.

The town had originally told the Falk family that they had until December 1 to find a new home for their pet, or face a fine of $100 per day. The Falks, who rent their home, consider Strawberri a part of the family and were prepared to uproot their lives to keep her. A vote on Strawberri's fate could come as early as January, but hopefully the Falk family and Strawberri will be able to enjoy the holidays at home. Town Councilman Doug McKay will testify before a magistrate to help the family get an extension on their deadline until the council can vote.

McKay said that at least ten other pigs who would be in violation of the code also live in the town so it was unfair to single out the Falks. Town officials responded that they don't typically go around counting swine.

"Strawberri is pretty big, but she's like a big puppy," the Falk's 11-year -old daughter Kai told the Tribune. "This is putting a lot of stress on me and Strawberri.

What do you do when your house isn't zoned for keeping pigs? If you're Rob Falk of Southwest Ranches, Florida, the decision is simple: You move.

Last week, city council officials gave Falk and his family 30 days to remove their pet pig, Strawberry, from their home, Fox News reported. But Falk balked at the suggestion.

Falk, his wife and their young daughter plan to leave their rented home -- and they're taking Strawberry with them, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported.

The town does allow one pet pot-bellied pig per household, according to the Sun Sentinel. But Strawberry is no petite pot-bellied. She's a Yorkshire pig, and at nine months old already weighs 300 pounds. As a full-grown porker, she'll tip the scales at 400 to 500 pounds and sport a seriously big pair of tusks -- attributes that led the town council to vote down the pig.

For Falk, the choice was clear. "How do you tell somebody to get rid of one of their animals? The pig is like one of our children," he told the Sun Sentinel.