The small propeller plane touches down in the setting sun at Exuma International Airport on an island which is perhaps better known as the home of the "swimming pigs." Welcome to Exuma in the Bahamas.

Because Big Major Cay is their home, they also defecate on the shoreline and in the water. Can I take my baby or toddler to swim with the pigs? Most tour operators do not allow children under age ...

A second population of swimming pigs has been established ... for the small population of pigs that call this beach home. Yes, the pigs live here, take dips in the ocean and are known to be ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Pig Island is located in the Bahamas' Exuma Cays. No one is sure exactly how the pigs got there, but Pig Beach has become a huge tourist destination. You can watch ...

“We have people coming there giving the pigs beer, rum, riding on top of them, all kind of stuff,” Bahamian farmer Wayde Nixon complained For many years the swimming pigs of Big Major ...

It’s still huge: There are 694 rooms and suites, and 11 restaurants and bars, including a swim-up bar in the main pool (plus two other pools). But its Cable Beach location—complete with a perf ...

These Swimming Pigs Live a Cushy Lifestyle in the Bahamas Bahama feral pigs were once domestic pigs let loose by local farms. Through cunning and resourcefulness, they've continued to thrive in ...

GEORGE TOWN, Exuma — The small propeller plane touches down in the setting sun at Exuma International Airport on an island which is perhaps better known as the home of the "swimming pigs." ...

Please don't pick up baby pigs, reads the sign on Big Mayor Island, in Exuma, the Bahamas. Simone Spohr/dpa-tmn ...