A Pig In Sheep’s Clothing

Mangalitzas are a breed apart, so to speak. Originating in Austria/Hungary they are a hardy breed of pig that do well even in cold winter weather. When I saw the Sky News story I initially suspected the pictures were photo-shopped, but found they were real, and really cool too!

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Posted By: Alex - Wed Apr 21, 2010
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cute aren't they? someone should have a farm with these pigs, sheep, and those horses with curly hair too.(the ones that paul's neice took pictures of. http://www.weirduniverse.net/blog/categories/C31/P190/

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 04/21/10 at 02:07 PM

I WANT one piglet. They're SO cute, especially the striped ones.

Posted by MNIceLady on 04/21/10 at 02:39 PM

mmmm curly bacon. 😛

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 04/21/10 at 10:07 PM

I'm getting slow in my old age! A girl beat me to my punch-line!

You'll need to add those Highland Cows too, Patty.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 04/22/10 at 12:07 AM

If you heard a pig sequel during a butchering it was a job poorly done!

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 04/22/10 at 09:15 AM

awww mario that makes me sad. maybe humanity will go out with a whimper rather than a bang. when we become so far removed from the process of aquiring the necessities of life that killing a poor defenseless plant to feed ourselves becomes abhorent as well. think it is ridiculous? then what do you think someone from 1910 would make of peta and vegans? perhaps, we as a species have to be tough enough and strong enough to deal with the less than pleasant necessities of survival or be selected by nature for extiction.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 04/22/10 at 05:54 PM

we don't need et with a cookbook, just go for a hike in bear or cougar (not THAT kind mw!)country or a swim in the ocean in a shark infested area. we aren't the top of the food chain because nothing can overpower and eat us, we are there because we have a mental edge (getting smaller by the day if you read chuck). :coolsmirk:

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 04/22/10 at 09:34 PM

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