North Carolina Zoo Asks Public to Help Name Litter of Visayan Warty Piglets – V 101.9 Charlotte

North Carolina Zoo Asks Public to Help Name Litter of Visayan Warty Piglets  V 101.9 Charlotte

The North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro wants the public to help name four newborn Visayan warty piglets. Zoo officials said the quadruplets make up the largest litter of Visayan warty pigs ever recorded. Buddy, the mother, and Makaio, the father, had the piglets in the zoo's upcoming Asia exhibit. The zoo plans to open that exhibit in March 2027, according to WXII 12. Keepers picked a set of names inspired by plants, foods, and languages of the Philippines, where the pigs are native. Anyone can vote in a poll run by the zoo. Makaio also fathered two piglets with another warty pig, Shy. Those two arrived two weeks after the quadruplets.

Only about 200 of these critically endangered pigs are left in the wild, zoo officials said. Around 30 live in zoos across the U.S. This is the first litter of Visayan warty piglets born in the U.S. since 2022. The North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro wants the public to help name four newborn Visayan warty piglets. Zoo officials said the quadruplets make up the largest litter of Visayan warty… The North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro wants the public to help name four newborn Visayan warty piglets. Zoo officials said the quadruplets make up the largest litter of Visayan warty pigs ever recorded. Buddy, the mother, and Makaio, the father,