At least his mother loves him! Bizarre 'monkey pig' with protruding forehead, closer eyes and short snout baffles locals
- Piglet was born with facial deformity that caused it to resemble a monkey
- The creature had a simian jaw, very short snout and protruding forehead
- Branded a 'monkey pig' the animal went viral after images surfaced online
- Experts and social media users have speculated on what caused deformity
A piglet born with the face of a monkey has baffled locals and prompted both experts and social media users to speculate on what could have caused the defect.
The facial deformity resulted in the mutant pig having a simian jaw, a considerably shorter snout and a protruding forehead so that it resembled a monkey.
Its peculiar appearance led it to being branded 'monkey pig' after images of it surfaced on social media websites and quickly went viral.
The deformity caused the pig to have a simian jaw, a considerably shorter snout and a protruding forehead
A video of the strange creature showed it being held by its owner as crowds gathered to get a closer look at it in the city of Ciego de Avila in central Cuba.
The pig quickly became something of a local tourist attraction, with people coming from across the area to take pictures of its remarkable features before it died just four days old.
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One bystander could be heard commenting: 'One of a kind, never seen before,' after catching a glimpse of the baby animal.
According to local media, the owner visited a vet and was told that the piglet had been born with a congenital defect, which caused its strange appearance and untimely death.
Holoprosencephaly - a brain development disorder that can cause the failure of eyes to properly separate - could be the cause given that the pig's eyes were positioned very close together.
Some people have blamed environmental pollution for the defect, however experts say that it may be that such instances always happened with a similar prevalence
The pig became a local tourist attraction, with people coming from across the area to take photographs of it
Others blamed environmental pollution for the defect, however experts say that it may be that such instances always happened with a similar prevalence.
It is just that people are more aware of bizarre occurrences around the world because social media helps things become accessible.
This is not the first time a porcine creature has been born into the world looking slightly out of place - with examples being recorded across South America and as far as China.
In 2008 a pig owned by a family in Fengzhang village, Xiping township in China was similarly born with the face of a monkey.
The owner visited a vet and was told that the piglet had been born with a congenital defect, which caused its strange appearance and untimely death
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