Please don't pick up baby pigs, reads the sign on Big Mayor Island, in Exuma, the Bahamas. Simone Spohr/dpa-tmn The small propeller plane touches down in the setting sun at Exuma International Airport ...

"Pig Beach" is located on Big Major Cay in the Bahamas. It's the year of the pig and national pig day -- really! And what better way to get up-close-and-personal than taking a dip? Swimming with pigs ...

There are seven or eight pigs left, according to local reports. Swimming with pigs in Exuma has been a bucket list item for many travelers heading to the Bahamas for years. But on Sunday, a number of ...

Not long ago, the novelty of swimming with pigs off the shore of an uninhabited Bahama island elicited squeals of delight — and selfies aplenty. Now, copycat attractions across The Bahamas are ...

Since then, the Exuma pigs have been the subject of numerous media accounts, including a book and movie, “Pigs of Paradise,” endorsed by the Bahamas’ official tourism promotion agency. They were ...

Chances are you've seen animals swimming before. Perhaps with your family pet, such as a dog, or maybe you've gone snorkeling or witnessed dolphins in the sea. But have you ever seen a pig in the ...

If you’re waiting to fulfill any life goals until pigs fly, heads up: There are swine swimming in the Bahamas already. A colony of pigs in the Exumas, a klatch of islands to the southeast of Nassau in ...

If the closest you’ve ever come to an aquatic pig is ordering Jack in the Box’s 1,081-calorie bacon shake, you probably haven’t been to the Bahamas’ Exuma Cays. Around these parts — which include ...

The white sand and perfect turquoise waters that surround Great Exuma have always made it a top destination in my travel book. I just wasn’t expecting the trip to be all that it was. A guided boat ...

The swimming pigs of the Bahamas have become global celebrities. They even have a full-time social media professional to promote them. (Bahamas Ministry of Tourism) EXUMA, Bahamas — When we saw them, ...

Not long ago, the novelty of swimming with pigs off the shore of an uninhabited Bahama island elicited squeals of delight — and selfies aplenty. Now, copycat attractions across the Bahamas are ...