China bids farewell to legendary ‘strong-willed’ pig who survived quake
NY Post
This heroic hog is on its last hoof.
Livestock legend Zhu Jianqiang, whose name means “strong-willed pig” in Chinese, may soon pass away after 14 years — that’s 100 in pig years — the Global Times reported. Zhu first made international headlines in 2008 when the brave animal survived 36 days while trapped under debris following a magnitude 8 earthquake in Sichuan province, which saw more than 69,000 lives lost, and over 18,000 go missing.
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