Steve Jenkins and Derek Walter’s lives changed when their pet pig, Esther, rocketed to social media fame in 2012.
When they first met Esther, she was a 1.8-kilogram (four-pound) piglet. The couple thought she was a teacup micro pig, which meant she would grow to anywhere between 30 to 90 kg by adulthood.
But they soon realized she was a commercial pig, with a much larger ceiling. She now weighs about 300 kilos, or 650 pounds.
So Jenkins and Walter decided they’d need to move to a farm, and they chronicled their journey in their book Esther the Wonder Pig, which took social media by storm and became a New York Times bestseller.
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