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They have become a tourism attraction in Tonga (a string of about 169 South Pacific Islands stretching from near Australia towards Hawaii).
The animals are razorbacks, descendents of porcines brought by European explorers. They have gone so native that they learnt how to waddle into the sea during low tide and look for fish, crabs, seaweed and mussels.
It's not really clear how the pigs picked up the habit, but they are very clearly learning from seeing others do it and passing the foraging behaviour down the generations.
The pigs have become a tourist favourite for budget travellers on cheap flights from Oz and New Zealand.
The pigs have become a local delicacy
Meat from the animals has become a local delicacy, not least for it's extra salty taste.
The pigs are sometimes called Captain Cookers, after Captain Cook. He had pigs with him when he landed in Tonga in the 1770s. At the time it is reputed that the locals wanted to eat Cook, but they couldn't agree on a plan of action and festooned him with fruit , instead. Maybe they thought he'd taste better that way, too?
The animals are razorbacks, descendents of porcines brought by European explorers. They have gone so native that they learnt how to waddle into the sea during low tide and look for fish, crabs, seaweed and mussels.
It's not really clear how the pigs picked up the habit, but they are very clearly learning from seeing others do it and passing the foraging behaviour down the generations.
The pigs have become a tourist favourite for budget travellers on cheap flights from Oz and New Zealand.
The pigs have become a local delicacy
Meat from the animals has become a local delicacy, not least for it's extra salty taste.
The pigs are sometimes called Captain Cookers, after Captain Cook. He had pigs with him when he landed in Tonga in the 1770s. At the time it is reputed that the locals wanted to eat Cook, but they couldn't agree on a plan of action and festooned him with fruit , instead. Maybe they thought he'd taste better that way, too?
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