pig beach is the archipelago in the bahamas noted for wild swimming pigs.
pig beach is the archipelago in the bahamas noted for wild swimming pigs.
archipelago in the bahamas noted for wild swimming pigs?
pig beach
staniel cay is located in close proximity with another exuma island called pig beach, officially known as big major cay, which is an uninhabited island populated by swimming feral pigs. with a total of 365 islands, located south of nassau and only 40 minutes from florida, on the island of big mayor cay, these pigs are found in abundance. exuma’s swimming pigs draw thousands of tourists each year.
staniel cay
the swimming pigs are surrounded by a variety of local legends. rumors suggests that the pigs were brought to the island by sailors who planned to eat them upon their return. the pigs were said to have subsisted on food waste abandoned by passing ships. according to locals, the truth behind the swimming pigs’ story can be traced back to the early 1990s. the pigs were said to have been raised on staniel cay before the locals decided to move the animals. the pigs were relocated to the uninhabited island, big major cay, where the pigs were left to roam free. as time progressed, the population of the pigs gradually began to multiply. periodically, inhabitants of staniel cay would head over to the island, pick the fattest pig, and share the meat to locals. as word began to spread of the island, tourism came with abundance. and with tourism, came nourishment for these animals.
staniel cay