If one day the world ends, I can choose to carry an animal, and it must be a pig. Pigs are full of treasures and are the most suitable livestock for all ages. Pigs eat feed, fatten up, grow fast and have high yield, especially the delicious food made from pork, which is really appetizing.
Although pork is delicious, the status of pigs in the minds of most people in China is not high, on the one hand, because pigs are common and not rare; On the other hand, because all the pigs we raise now are treated and improved, they basically eat and sleep, so they are really not very smart.
So some words related to pigs are not very good, such as "stupid like a pig" and "fat like a big ear". In the classic The Journey to the West, the image of Pig Bajie is actually not very good, and there are many bad habits.
Some people may ask, why did you write so many things about pigs in the first place? Because who would have thought that such an ordinary pig in our country could become a national treasure of other countries?
This matter has to start from 2002.
In 2002, to show the friendship between the two countries, China Badaling Wildlife Park donated nine animals to Afghanistan by special plane. Besides a wolf, two deer, two lions and two brown bears, there are two big white pigs!
When pigs are put together with these other wild animals, they always feel strange. Doesn't this make Afghanistan feel contempt? No, because pigs are especially wanted by others. Most countries want China to send pandas. Why do they want pigs in Afghanistan?
There is a simple reason. As a Muslim country, pork is forbidden in Afghanistan, and the geographical conditions in Afghanistan are not suitable for the growth of pigs, so there are really few pigs in Afghanistan. Many locals can only see pigs from the internet or books, and have never seen real pigs at all.
Scarcity is precious, so Afghans especially hope that China can send two pigs. Sure enough, the two big white pigs received a lot of love as soon as they landed. The zoo, which used to be an ordinary tourist, is like a cloud, and countless people visit it every day. These animals live together in Kabul Zoo, and one of the pigs is named Khanzir.
Khanzir and another pig who went to Afghanistan formed a small family, and they also gave birth to five piglets. The newborn pig was small, soft and white, and captured the hearts of the Afghan people at once.
But the gunfire of war will not let pigs go just because they are cute. In 2006, Kabul Zoo was not spared by the continuous war. When the zoo was in chaos, the management was inevitably flawed, and the brown bear next door was accidentally released. Stimulated by the uneasy environment, the brown bear suddenly became bestial. He threw himself into the pig's room, bleeding profusely.
By the time the staff found out, Khanzir's small family had been completely destroyed, and his spouse and pig were gone. He became the only pig left.
Since then, people have more pity for Hanzl, which is not only delicious and delicious, but also luxurious. When swine flu broke out in 2009, the status of this rare national treasure pig did not decline, and the zoo had to stay in Hanzl despite all the pressure.
Although someone takes care of Khanzir every day, he is really lonely. The zoo is actively trying to find a new playmate for him, but they are about to face another serious problem. The life span of animals is limited. As the most "noble" pig in the world, Kancir's career may be coming to an end.