Don't hog the suncream! Brilliant pictures show pigs getting in the swim of things in their Bahamas paradise
- The stunning pics show the porkers swimming in the crystal clear water in the Exuma district of the Bahamas
- The pigs have become a major tourist attraction for visitors mesmerized by the happy creatures
- As their popularity has grown locals have built enclosures and troughs to keep the pigs healthy and happy
- Tragically however several of the animals died earlier in the year after eating too much sand
They're pampered pigs living life in paradise.
Stunning pictures show a group of the sun-kissed swine as they swimming along on an uninhabited island in Exuma, the Bahamas.
The bizarre sight of porkers swimming in the crystal clear water, frolicking on the beach and lazing on the sand has mesmerized tourists, and the island is now a major attraction.
Jeff Todd, 36, fell in love with the pigs on the island three years ago and began writing a book about the pigs shortly after.
He said: 'The tour operators, and Bahamians in general, truly care for the pigs and have their best interests at heart. The attraction has become so popular that more regulation is inevitable.
'Enclosures have been built to give the pigs more shade. Troughs are in places the pigs don't have to eat food covered in sand.
'Signs have been put up prohibiting guests from feeding the pigs harmful substances like beer or rum.'
Tragically however, several of the pigs were have reported to have died earlier this year. It was originally thought they died from alcohol, but it was later established they had simply eaten too much sand.
A far-cry from the pigsty: The colony of feral pigs live on an uninhabited Island on the Exuma district of the Bahamas
The animals were allegedly dropped off by sailors who were going to come back and eat them - but they never returned
Today the animals are fed by locals and tourists. Signs have been put up warning not to feed the animals any alcohol
The animals have proven so popular that even celebrities like Bella Thorne and Donald Trump Jnr have visited the island
Around a third of the pig population was wiped out earlier this year, and it was initially believed that tourists had plied them with alcohol
However government officials established that the animals had passed away from eating too much sand
Officials have now installed troughs to make sure the animals don't each too much sand, and added signs to warn tourists not to feed the animals
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That place is definitely on my travel bucket list....
by TVL178 Mike 169