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Rare Piglets Born at Mount Vernon
The baby pigs are reportedly an extremely rare breed called Ossabaw Island Hogs, believed to be the same breed Washington had on the estate in 1799.
Mount Vernon recently welcomed a new litter of five piglets. The baby pigs are reportedly an extremely rare breed called Ossabaw Island Hogs, according to the estate.
The pigs are believed to be the same breed Washington had on the estate in 1799.
Fewer than 200 are registered with the Livestock Conservancy, according to Mount Vernon.
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According to the Livestock Conservancy, early explorers brought livestock to the Americas beginning in the 1500s, including pigs that escaped or were deliberately set free in the New World. These pigs were the foundation for the historic populations of pigs, both domestic and feral, in the southern United States.
Read about George Washington's hogs here.
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