A tiny inquisitive piglet. A patient, drowsy pit bull. Together? Magic. » 7/15/14 7:15pm 7/15/14 7:15pm

I mean, I don’t want to be the one to ruin this moment of, “Aw, adorable pigs swimming in the ocean!” but isn’t anyone else unnerved that there are three pigs and this video could totally be the set-up to a “Three Little Pigs” re-imagining with a shark instead of a wolf? The last thing we need is for sharks to… » 10/19/13 3:00pm 10/19/13 3:00pm

Pigs celebrate Mother's Day by rolling around in mud and being hella smart and cute. » 5/12/13 11:45pm 5/12/13 11:45pm

This is Zorro. He's a two month old pig who loves to surf. And we love to watch him surf, because finally something is alright in the world. Also, perhaps it's because I'm a Bleedy Female, but I'm crying. Is this weird? Should I be treated for hysteria? Help? » 3/07/13 10:00pm 3/07/13 10:00pm

There are no words, there are only mini piglets in wheelchair-like contraptions. Chris P. Bacon is everything. » 2/06/13 9:15pm 2/06/13 9:15pm

Here are some adorable Farm Sanctuary rescue pigs eating delicious seasonal fare. Pigs might be my most favorite animal because they're cute, smart, and love to eat pumpkins. Pigs know what's up. » 10/25/12 11:00pm 10/25/12 11:00pm

The CDC has been tracking a new strain of pig flu linked to state and county fairs. Concerned epidemiologists say this new strain might share a gene with the 2009 pandemic flu strain, which allows it to pass easily from pigs to humans. Out of 29 recorded human cases in the past year (most of which are children), there… » 8/06/12 3:00pm 8/06/12 3:00pm

Dogs and pigs, living together — what's the world coming to if not one giant, adorable menagerie in which all the fuzzy animals love and nuzzle each other and all the bugs leave on a spaceship for a planet where they'll be more appreciated? It also seems about right to echo David Foster Wallace's incredulity at the… » 6/03/12 3:30pm 6/03/12 3:30pm

"Look, dude. I, like, don't even know if you're still playing right now." » 5/25/12 4:20pm 5/25/12 4:20pm

Mother Nature has already given us so many things to be terrified of in this world—flesh eating bacteria, tsunamis, Tan Mom, to name just a few. Tapeworms certainly deserve a place on the list too. Who among us did not become obsessed with the idea that we might have one slithering around inside our intestines when we… » 5/16/12 10:00am 5/16/12 10:00am

Former Presidential Candidate and alleged serial ladygrabber Herman Cain's been on a bit of a media blitz lately. First, he appeared on Fox News to inform viewers that men like Mitt Romney because they're more informed about policy than "other people" (psst: women!). Now, a TV commercial that uses the bizarre… » 4/12/12 11:40am 4/12/12 11:40am

The first few seconds of this video are sort of like the first half of Jaws, if Jaws were about something adorable (a large manatee named Skipper) that wanted to give hugs to all the bathers in Amity — the anticipation of actually seeing Spunky (the featured piglet) over the rim of the sink his caretaker has placed… » 3/10/12 1:30pm 3/10/12 1:30pm

This tolerant bulldog's name is Baby, and she has adopted six orphaned wild boar piglets at an animal sanctuary in Germany. And there are lots of photos! If you like cuteness, it is your lucky day. » 2/15/12 2:00pm 2/15/12 2:00pm

The Supreme Court has struck down a California law that would have kept slaughterhouses from killing "sick or wobbly pigs." Before you get too grossed out, their rationale was that the federal government already has rules for dealing with sick pigs: said Justice Elena Kagan, "The federal law establishes rules for… » 1/23/12 6:40pm 1/23/12 6:40pm

Some scientists have said that pigs wallow in mud because they lack sweat glands and need an alternate way to stay cool. However, one researcher thinks it may be the other way around: maybe they "did not evolve functional sweat glands like other ungulates because they liked wallowing so much." They may have retained… » 4/29/11 10:50am 4/29/11 10:50am

[SNOW BOAR-D: Horace Spot and Hector Hog, both Kuni pigs, enjoy the recent snowfall. Ruthin, North Wales, December 28. Additional shot after the jump. Images via Pacific Coast News Online.] » 12/29/10 4:40pm 12/29/10 4:40pm

[London, March 24. Image via Getty] » 3/24/10 7:10pm 3/24/10 7:10pm

• Uh-oh. This could be controversial, if you have read the books: Angelina Jolie will play Kay Scarpetta of the bestselling Particia Cornwell mystery novels.
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