She oinks, snuffles in a trough and has a fetching set of trotters. But it's not just her tail that's curly. Elizabeth the pig wears a golden fleece that could pull the wool over enough eyes to make her the pride of the flock
She is a queen of her species - a rare Austrian Mangalitza Gilt - and one of only a handful to thrive in Britain.
Elizabeth was the star buy at a livestock auction in Lancashire at the weekend.
There was frantic bidding, with farmer Tim Fitton paying the winning £250 to buy her for his daughter Alice.
'My daughter really took a shine to her,' he said.
Elizabeth was the star buy at a livestock auction in Lancashire at the weekend.
There was frantic bidding, with farmer Tim Fitton paying the winning £250 to buy her for his daughter Alice.
'My daughter really took a shine to her,' he said.
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