Strong-Willed Pig Explained

Strong-Willed Pig
Birth Date:April 2007
Birth Place:Tuanshan Village, Longmenshan Town, Pengzhou City, Chengdu City
Death Date:June 16, 2021 (aged 14)
Death Place:Jianchuan Museum Cluster, Anren Town, Dayi County, Chengdu City
Death Cause:Old age & exhaustion
Known For:Survived being buried for 36 days after the Wenchuan earthquake[1]

The Strong-Willed Pig[2] (; April 2007[3] – June 16, 2021),[4] was a pig originally belonging to Wan Xingming, a villager in Tuanshan Village, Longmenshan Town, Pengzhou City, Chengdu City. [5] On May 12, 2008, the Wenchuan earthquake occurred and the pig was buried under rubble for 36 days but amazingly survived on just charcoal and rainwater.[6] On June 17, 2008, the pig was rescued and its weight was found to have dropped from 150 kg to 50 kg. [7] The pig became a symbol of hope, fortitude and resilience. He was "revered for his heroism".[8]

Biography

After the Wenchuan earthquake, Jianchuan Museum adopted the pig,[9] and the curator, Fan Jianchuan, gave it two names: the nickname "36 Wa'er" and the formal name "Strong-Willed Pig".[10]

In September 2011, Chinese scientists cloned the Strong-Willed Pig.[11]

In the late stages of its life

On May 1, 2021, Fan Jianchuan stated that "the situation of Strong-Willed Pig is terrible". On the 10th, the Jianchuan Museum said that the pig had entered the final stage of its life.[12]

Death

On June 16, 2021, Strong-Willed Pig died at Jianchuan Museum Cluster at the age of 14 due to old age and exhaustion.[13] On Weibo there were 430 million views of the hashtag "Strong-Willed Pig has died".[14]

Notes and References

  1. News: China's weirdest news stories of 2021 so far: a celebrity pig, snow for sale and a 90-year-old internet star who hasn't posted anything. South China Morning Post. Alice Yan.
  2. News: China's 'Strong-Willed Pig' Has Been Cloned. National Public Radio. September 22, 2011.
  3. News: "Strong-Willed Pig" celebrates its birthday this month. cbgc.scol.com.cn. 2021-04-01 . 2021-05-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210513150731/https://cbgc.scol.com.cn/home/1091718. live.
  4. News: Pig that survived earthquake inspires Chinese. The New York Times. Dec 22, 2008.
  5. News: "Strong-Willed Pig" is dying. RFI. May 10, 2021.
  6. News: "Strong-Willed Pig" is moving to a new home. CNN. May 14, 2021. James Griffiths and Nectar Gan.
  7. News: Miracles of survival. Philippine Daily Inquirer. 2018-07-20. Michael L. Tan.
  8. News: 'strong-willed' pig, famed earthquake survivor, dead at 14. Hannah . Sparks . June 17, 2021 . New York Post.
  9. News: China bids farewell to legendary 'strong-willed' pig who survived quake. New York Post. May 12, 2021. Hannah Sparks.
  10. News: As US pulls out of Afghanistan, China sees opportunities - and potential for chaos. https://web.archive.org/web/20200807014609/http://www.xinhuanet.com/2020-01/16/c_1125471689.htm. dead. August 7, 2020. Xinhua News Agency. 2020-01-16.
  11. News: China 'clones castrated pig who survived 2008 earthquake'. BBC. 18 September 2011.
  12. News: Strong-Willed Pig is not doing well. Sing Tao Daily. 2021-05-13.
  13. News: China mourns heroic 'Strong-Willed Pig' that survived earthquake after it dies of old age. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/china/china-strong-willed-pig-dies-b1867732.html . 2022-05-25 . subscription . live. The Independent. June 17, 2021. Shweta Sharma.
  14. News: Strong-Willed Pig: Animal that survived Sichuan earthquake dies . . June 17, 2021 . Yahoo!.

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