Mutant Piglet Born With Human Face In Venezuela

Story ByAna LacasaSub EditorJoseph GolderAgencyNewsflash

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This is the moment a Venezuelan man holds up a newborn mutant piglet with a human-like face.

The bizarre birth, which took place in the area of Quebrada Arriba in the municipality of Torres in the city of Carora located in the western Venezuelan state of Lara, is said to have shocked residents and agricultural workers in the region.

Locals said the mutant piglet was born with human eyes and hair.

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In the footage, an unidentified man is seen holding the deformed pig in a blanket before lifting it up to the camera.

A woman in the background says: “It is over three hours old.”

She adds: “It also has hair!”

According to local media, the mutant pig was born in a litter of normal pigs and unlike other mutant births was not stillborn despite its obvious deformities.

It is still unclear what caused the piglet to be so badly deformed but in other South American countries it has been strongly link in him with the excessive use of pesticides.

Netizen ‘Knightsolodany’ commented: “It is clearly a mutation. It would be terrible if the authorities do not look into what happened to the animal’s genetics.”

‘Miriamflo4’ said: “Food is so bad in Venezuela that even the animals do not have enough vitamins and minerals to give birth to healthy offspring!”

‘lilianaflorez4’ wrote: “Horrific, it is so ugly!”

According to local media, the piglet is still alive.

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