Overview
- Dr. Mark Penning shared photos on Instagram Friday confirming three red river hog piglets were born at Animal Kingdom Lodge.
- Disney says the newborns are healthy and are bonding with their mother in a backstage habitat.
- The piglets will stay offstage while they grow, with plans to join the lodge’s red river hog group on the savanna when ready.
- Red river hogs come from West and Central Africa, and piglets show pale stripes that help them blend into brush.
- Outlets framed the update as part of Earth Month efforts that highlight Disney’s animal care and conservation work.