Tao Lu, a farmer in southern China, posted the pictures of a mother pig who gave birth to a brood of 19 babies, 1 out of which was suffering from massive birth defects. Piglet was having a severe craniofacial deformity. Pictures of poor piglet became viral and made a big news worldwide.
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#1 Poor piglet with deformed eyes and an odd projection coming from forehead
Tao Lu became famous and became a local celebrity after photos of deformed piglet were published in a local newspaper.
#2 It received dozen of buyers within a week.
Tao Lu was approached by a dozen of buyers who were curious to buy the piglet. Some even offered money more than he would have ever got after selling the rest of the piglets. However, Tao Lu thought of raising the piglet on his own.
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#3 Poor piglet was rejected by its mother
But, it was really sad to know that the piglet was rejected by its mother and was not even fed by her.
#4 Piglet died after a couple of days. Saddening!
Because of not getting fed, piglet died after only a couple of days. The reason behind piglet's severe deformity can be due to various genetic mutations, environmental factors and nutrient deficiencies.
