New species discovered!

I read with some excitement today that a new porcine species has been discovered. It was discovered just outside the city of Port Moresby, and has got ecologists mixing up their samples in glee.

The creature is no bigger than a giant's hand, and has long, soft hair which can be black or brown. The sighting of a population of several hundred of these animals is being heralded as the most important scientific finding this decade.

The reason it means so much is that these miniature hogs appear to have a genetic predisposition to scientific testing. They can be used in animal experimentation with great success, and researchers hope to be able to phase out kittens and monkeys within five years.

The swine have provisionally been named after their country of origin, and are known as Papua New Guinea Pigs.