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  2. National Pig Day - Wikipedia

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    When National Pig Day coincided with the Year of the Pig in 2007, described as a porcine nexus, Illinoisans watched a 50 lb (23 kg) miniature pig named Pinto from the Yucatan display sporting abilities (guiding a ball into a soccer net and using his snout to push a basketball up a ramp into a hoop) at the Brookfield Zoo and many fans donned pig ...

  3. Miniature pig - Wikipedia

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    The first mini pig breed developed in the United States was the Minnesota minipig, which emerged in the 1940s. [4] [5]In the 1960s, Vietnamese Pot-bellied pigs that grew up to 91 kilograms (200 lb) were sent to zoos in Western cities [6] and were used for medical research in the fields of toxicology, pharmacology, pulmonology, cardiology, aging, and as a source of organs for organ ...

  4. How big do miniature pigs get? 'Teacup' variety may get ... - AOL

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    Potential 'mini' pig owners beware: The pets can grow to be about 200 pounds, experts say. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to ...

  5. 8 Things You Should Know Before Adopting a Mini Pig - AOL

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  6. Everything you should know if you want to have a pet pig in ...

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    For more information about anything pig, check out the American Mini Pig Association, whose mission is to "educate, advocate, protect miniature pigs, improve breeding practices, as well as ...

  7. Göttingen minipig - Wikipedia

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    The Göttingen minipig was the first miniature pig breed to be developed in Europe. They were available to the German biomedical research community from the late 1960s. Breeding began by crossing the Minnesota minipig, obtained from the Hormel Institute in the United States, and the Vietnamese pot-bellied pig, obtained from a German zoo ...

  8. A real party animal: Gilbert the Pig brings the fun to ... - AOL

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    Gilbert is a 4 ½-year-old American mini pig, though the term "mini" is somewhat relative. He weighs in at 160 pounds, about the same weight as a large dog. There's no such thing as a teacup or ...

  9. Kirby's Pig Stand - Wikipedia

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    Kirby's Pig Stand was the first drive-in restaurant to open in the United States.It was opened by Jessie G. Kirby and Reuben Jackson in 1921, in Dallas, Texas. [1] In the 1980s, it changed ownership to Jim Ingram and Monte Hough, and in 2009, its name was changed to Woodfire Kirby's.