Thailand’s Pig Island

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00:00Just off Gok Samui is Gok Matsum, also called Pig Island, a small island famous for its large

00:06population of pigs that live freely along the sandy beaches. Locals there once told the media

00:12that the pigs started with just a few rescued animals. A local man bought them at a market

00:18in Sulatrani province to save them from being sold for meat and brought them to the island.

00:23Over the years the pigs multiply naturally and now there are dozens living on the island.

00:29They have become one of Gok Matsum's most popular attractions for tourists.

00:33Visitors can take a short boat ride from Gok Samui to feed the pigs,

00:37swim with them, snorkel in the clear water, or just relax on the clean and quiet beaches.

00:43Interestingly, the pigs on Gok Matsum have become so used to humans

00:47that they often swim out to greet arriving boats.