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Imitation is the highest form of flattery, right? You know your onto something when swimming pigs start sprouting up all over the place. Believe it or not, we now have a herd of swimming pigs living on an island in Stockton, California: http://www.porknetwork.com/blogs/Lighter-Side-Make-way-for-the-swimming-pigs-of-280813442.html And more swimming pig sightings on Sullivan’s Island in South Carolina: http://www.abc3340.com/story/26114580/wild-pig-surprises-swimmers-on-sullivans-island…

Drum roll, please ….. The winner of our FREE WEEK at Grand Isle Resort & Spa is …. MILENA MONTI, from Italy! (we think, judging by the email code). It just shows how global the swimming pigs have become. That is the power of the swimming pigs, isn’t it? It matters little where you come…

We all know the swimming pigs of Exuma can be rather mesmorizing, but if you haven’t done so already, be sure to enter the contest for a free week at Grand Isle Resort & Spa, brought to you by GIV Bahamas Inc., through that link on the homepage. OK, OK, visiting the swimming pigs seems…

Like there was any doubt … who can resist the swimming pigs? In recent years, after the Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) wraps up on Paradise Island in Nassau, the event shifts to Harbour Island in Eleuthera. It’s no Exuma, but hey, what can you do? After the buzz the swimming pigs of Exuma generated…

The famous swimming pigs of Exuma received some serious “buzz” during the Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF), according to Charlie Smith, the Director of When Pigs Swim. On Dec 5th and Dec 6th, Smith walked the red carpet with other filmmakers in Nassau and mingled with travel agents, leading businessmen and local politicians. He also…

It was with a mixture of amusement and relief that we read a recent story in a UK newspaper about a nearly drowned piglet. The place? Covehithe beach, Suffolk. The scene? A poor little piglet was saved from the crashing waves by a police officer named Jason Finch. Talk about right place at the right…

At the tautologically titled Big Major Cay in the Bahamas, the tranquil turquoise waters shimmer and swirl. They shimmer and swirl because a bunch of big ol’ pigs are paddling their trotters toward an incoming boat. The pigs of Big Major Cay spend their days lolling about on the beach, catching waves, and swimming out…

An authentically Bahamian film is set to make its debut at the Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) this month before hitting the worldwide circuit. “When Pigs Swim”, an entertaining documentary produced by GIV Bahamas Inc. and directed by Charlie Smith, tells the story of Exuma’s famous swimming swine. For the last several years, these animals…

As with most people, I heard about the pigs before I saw them. And by pigs, I mean THE swimming pigs of Exuma. Stepping onto the catamaran, I knew what I would see that day: beautiful water, hundreds of islands, iguanas, tropical fish, maybe a dolphin or two. However, the attraction I just couldn’t get…

Get ready: the swimming pigs of Exuma will soon be walking the red carpet. The film – When Pigs Swim – has barely been out a week. And yet it has attracted hundreds of views and shares from people around the world. It has also got the attention of film festivals. According to Charlie Smith,…

When you love and follow the swimming pigs as much as we do, not too many things surprise. Until we saw a recent story on the website Global Animal called “Beach Babes: Sun, Sand and Swimming Swine”.  http://www.globalanimal.org/2014/11/20/beach-babes-sun-sand-and-swimming-swine-gallery/ The whole article seemed standard enough. After all, thousands of articles have been written about the swimming…