Please don't pick up baby pigs, reads the sign on Big Mayor Island, in Exuma, the Bahamas. Simone Spohr/dpa-tmn The small propeller plane touches down in the setting sun at Exuma International Airport ...

The swimming pigs of the Bahamas have become global celebrities. They even have a full-time social media professional to promote them. (Bahamas Ministry of Tourism) EXUMA, Bahamas — When we saw them, ...

If the closest you’ve ever come to an aquatic pig is ordering Jack in the Box’s 1,081-calorie bacon shake, you probably haven’t been to the Bahamas’ Exuma Cays. Around these parts — which include ...

The swimming pigs have encouraged millions of people to take a second look at pigs, and think about these animals in a new and unusual way. At the same time, because they became popular so quickly, ...

What I remember most about Aquarena Springs was being confused. As a kid, I had several animal books that had pictures of elephants swimming, and our dog could definitely swim. Why not pigs? But ...

The Washington Post calls the untimely demise of some of the famous swimming pigs of the Bahamas—the friendly feral animals who live on the uninhabited island of Big Major Cay, aka "Pig Beach"—a ...

"Pig Beach" is located on Big Major Cay in the Bahamas. It's the year of the pig and national pig day -- really! And what better way to get up-close-and-personal than taking a dip? Swimming with pigs ...

Wondering where you can swim with pigs in the Bahamas? I had seen photos of the famous swimming pigs and had always wanted to see them myself. Don’t have time to read the whole article? This is the ...

You can see koalas all over Australia, but due to government regulations, there are only a few places you can actually hold and cuddle them. (Queensland and South Australia are the only two states ...

The pigs "heard all around the world" who sparked the imagination of millions of people Pigs swimming in The Bahamas Source: Howie Sonnenschein About a year and a half ago T. R. (Jeffrey) Todd ...

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world's hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook, Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter @atlasobscura. At the tautologically titled Big Major Cay in the Bahamas, the ...

Bernard Burnett, butler at Sandals Emerald Bay Resort, was a hit everytime he neared with chilled champagne. Kerry MacNaull does her best Miss Universe turn on the Pipe Creek Sandbar in Exuma, Bahamas ...