Happy as piglets in mud!! Kune kune buddies

These multi coloured little piglets were having a lovely time with their snouts buried in the soft mud around a little trickle of water through their pen.

They seemed to be very happy playing together.

The theory seems to be that kune kunes originated in China from the Old Poland breed. These Polish pigs are black and white and are the only other pigs in the world to display chin tassels. The name kune kune and colours of the pigs also correspond with the Old Poland pig. It seems probable that kunes are descendants of the breed, and came to New Zealand through trading between the Maori and American whalers in New Zealand in the mid 1800s.