Pigzilla stalking horses in Australia

A giant pig on the loose is scaring residents and stalking horses in Darwin's rural area. The massive sow has been wreaking havoc in yards and in horse stables in Virginia, 30km south of Darwin, for more than a week, but has so far successfully escaped all attempts to be caught.

"It's massive, it's a giant," resident Wendy MacKenzie said. The 50-year-old said the pigzilla had been prowling around on properties near Wells Creek, on Virginia Rd. "We tried to catch it plenty of times, and it nosed me quite friendly when I tried to lure it with food.



"But as soon as we tried to catch it, it took off into the creek. I thought I could put it on a lead, but maybe it knows what a lead is and thought 'Nah, we ain't going there'." Ms MacKenzie said the sow had been seen visiting horses on several properties along the creek. "It goes into the horse pens to hang out with the horses- and probably to steal their food," she said.

"That's why it comes on to the properties, too." Another Virginia resident said she knew of a giant pet pig in the area that had been living for years with an old horse. "It's the biggest pig I've ever seen," she said.