(CNN) — If you’re waiting to fulfill any life goals until pigs fly, heads up: There are swine swimming in the Bahamas already. A colony of pigs in the Exumas, a klatch of islands to the southeast of Nassau in the Bahamian archipelago, rushes into the crystal-clear surf every time they hear boats motoring nearby….
BY: Lisa Suhay, WG News Editor After basking in years of sun-kissed fame, appearing in television shows, magazines and countless social media posts, The Bahamas’ fastest growing attraction will soon be displayed in book stores around the world. Skyhorse Publishing, an independent book publishing company that has published 47 New York Times best sellers, has will…
Danielle Herrington may be a newbie, but she’s already a superstar. The 24-year-old model is the face of the 2018 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition, after being named the magazine’s Rookie just last year. Travel + Leisure had the chance to join Herrington in the Bahamas, where she partook in the popular activity there: swimming with…
BY: Steve Dinneen On 9 September the ocean around the Bahamas’ Long Island and the Exumas vanished. Where there should have been endless stretches of aquamarine, there was mile upon mile of muddy grey sand, flecked with seams of stringy kelp, all set against a foreboding backdrop of slate-grey cloud. Sandwiched between hurricanes Irma to the…
In the middle of paradise, with billionaires and celebrities for neighbors, there is an island populated only by Swimming Pigs. There was a time when these animals were largely unknown to the world. And suddenly, they went viral. Appearing in magazines, videos, newspapers, commercials, TV shows and countless selfies, the Swimming Pigs of Exuma became…
In this excerpt from Lonely Planet’s Secret Marvels of the World, we take you to far-flung corners of the Earth in which pigs catch some rays, monkeys soak the day away and nature paints on a canvas all its own. At number two you can find Exuma’s very own Swimming Pigs: 2. Pig Beach – Big…
For 7-year-old Jillian Crockett, of Westminster, a tropical island vacation seemed impossible, especially considering the host of medical issues she deals with daily. But then the Make-A-Wish Foundation stepped in, proving that sometimes dreams really do come true. “For everything we do and everything we plan, we have to consider if there is a hospital…
In a recent opinion piece of the Bahamian newspaper ‘The Tribune,’ Kim Aranha, the President of the Bahamas Humane Society weighed in on what could have truly been behind the unfortunate harm that befell some of the beloved Swimming Pigs of Big Major Cay in Exuma, Bahamas. – – – Monday, March 6, 2017 INSIGHT: Government is…
Travel Blog by : Rose Thomas There is a little island in The Bahamas, inhabited entirely… by swimming pigs. There’s some disagreement as to how the pigs came to live on the island. Some claim pirates left them there, intending to return and eat them. Some say they swam there themselves (tenuous). Others say the…
The Bahamas is one of the famous tropical spots in the Caribbean islands, where you can do a lot of summer time activities such as scuba diving and snorkeling along the Andros Barrier Reef or off the isle of Bimini, enjoy a game of beach volleyball, ride a yacht and go fishing, lounge around in…
We made it onto CNN’s website as the explore they world for the odder places to visit during the summer vacation period! The #SwimmingPigs made it right up there in the # 2 spot!! We Rule! The article excerpt below: Swim with the pigs: Bahamas The only permanent residents on uninhabited Big Major Cay in…
Flip on your daily dose of internet and social media and you are sure to find us frolicking with the stars! Recently The Today Show and NBC’s Kerry Sanders, came on down for a swim with the cool crew and wouldn’t you know it, not only our When Pigs Swim™ movie and fab director Charlie…
