Portland, Ore. – The Oregon Zoo’s rare Visayan warty piglet, named Milagro, met his dad for the first time on Thursday.
The zoo said Milagro, or Milo for short, wasn’t the least bit shy when he met Sam. He even enjoyed a game of “hop on pop”.
“Within about 15 minutes of meeting each other, Sam lay down and the kid jumped right up on his back,” keeper Michelle Schireman said. “He’s just full of energy. He gets the zoomies all the time.”
Senior keeper Julie Christie hopes the piglet will become an ambassador for his species.
Visitors can see the Milo most days between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the zoo’s Island Pigs of Asia habitat.
For more information, visit the zoo’s website HERE.
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