March 7th, 2010
World’s Oldest Potbellied Pig On Record
I just came across this in the Dallas Morning News: “Dallas pet happy to hog spotlight as world’s oldest pig.”
Yes, Oscar, as he is called, holds the Guinness World Record for his old age. Oscar is 20 years old whereas normally potbellied pigs only live around 15.
Still, it wouldn’t surprise if there were other pigs that share Oscar’s feat of long life, but whose owners did not think to submit the requisite documentation that would prove their pigs’ ages.
For example, the late potbellied pig Gwendolyn who caused such a stir in Maryland was said to be 20 years of age as well. It would be interesting to know of other cases of elderly pigs.
May 4th, 2010 at 11:24 am
we have a pot bellied pig we received for a wedding gift nov 1991 and still is as active as ever
May 5th, 2010 at 9:08 am
Wow! What a great (albeit unusual) wedding gift! Glad to hear it’s made it so long. You must be taking good care of your pig. Hope it’ll be around to celebrate your 20th anniversary and to share a piece of cake with you both.