New arrivals in the pig enclosure are named at Edinburgh Zoo

Tuesday, 29 August 2023 21:20

By George Icke @georgeickeradio

IMAGE: Royal Zoological Society of Scotland

Ten-week-old Visayan warty piglets born at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s (RZSS) Edinburgh Zoo have been named.

Expert vets at the wildlife conservation charity confirmed the four piglets were female at their very first health check and keepers named the adorable sisters Hilda, Effy, Esme, and Ruth.

Visayan warty pigs are critically endangered and there are thought to be as few as 200 of them remaining in the wild. The species is now extinct in 98% of their former range and they are only found on two small islands in the Philippines, making them one of the rarest wild pigs in the world.

Visitors can spot Nikki and her piglets exploring their home at Edinburgh Zoo.

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