Big Major Cay, an island in Exuma, the Bahamas, has a rather than unusual attraction – the swimming pigs. Also known as Pig Beach, the island is about 82 miles south-east of Nassau. It is inhabited by feral but friendly swimming pigs that paddle around in the beautiful blue green water of the Bahamas.
The swimming pigs have populated the island for decades, but their actual origin is somewhat of a mystery. Local legend claims that they swam ashore after a shipwreck or were left on the island by sailors who planned to come back and eat them, but never returned. Today, the colony of these feral pigs has become a tourist attraction. Tourist can drive up to the pigs, and it’s legal for tourists to swim with them. Other islands of the Bahamas too have swimming pigs but not exclusively of them.
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