piglet
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The piglet was caught by someone else and taken to the West Los Angeles Animal Shelter, which put the animal up for adoption five days later because no owner had come forward.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Rana is the fifth piglet born to mother Matano, who was herself born at Chester Zoo 11 years ago and now has descendants living in zoos across Europe.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
The best way to estimate the full-grown size of a piglet is by its parents, Rosen said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
The phrase “Balls to the Walz” was everywhere, as were pictures of the Minnesota governor nestling a piglet in his arms with a beaming smile.
From Slate ● Aug. 8, 2024
Our baby sister was squealing like a piglet, but Velia had her hands over Pita’s mouth to keep her from crying out too loud.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
Beguiled by photos of teensy piglets, she chose the runt of the litter—a tiny, shivering nugget for $350.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
Also known as water bears and moss piglets, tardigrades sport blobby physiques, lumbering gaits and perfectly circular mouths stuck in the middle of their otherwise-featureless faces.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2024
Amy Finkel brought her two daughters with her, smiling broadly while snapping photos of piglets as the girls hugged a rabbit.
From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2024
In a new study, published in Virology, a multidisciplinary team of researchers have studied newborn piglets to better understand the progression of influenza infections.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 18, 2024
Reluctantly, Lou Ellen had agreed to turn her new pet piglets back into Romans.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
